| Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - 1837 - 702 pagine
...be my death, or I '11 be content to eat my own head, sir !" This was the handsome offer with Chicli Mr. Grimwig backed and confirmed nearly every assertion...more singular in his case, because, even admitting, for the sake of argument, the possibility of scientific improvements being ever brought to that pass... | |
| Charles Dickens - 1839 - 384 pagine
...death at last. It will, sir; orange-peel will be my death, or I'll be content to eat my own head, sir!" This was the handsome offer with which Mr. Grimwig...more singular in his case, because, even admitting, for the sake of argument, the possibility of scientific improvements being ever brought to that pass... | |
| Charles Dickens - 1843 - 452 pagine
...at last. It will, Sir; orange-peel will be my death, or I 'II be content to eat my own head, Sir!" This was the handsome offer with which Mr. Grimwig backed and confirmed nearly every assertion be made: and it was the more singular in his case, because, even admitting for the sake of argument,... | |
| 1887 - 678 pagine
...iii. 7, 94, 197).— Readers may like to be reminded of the variant C' I ‘11 eat my head “:— “ This was the handsome offer with which Mr. Grimwig...more singular in his case because, even admitting, for the sake of argument, the possibility of scientific improvements being ever brought to that pass... | |
| Charles Dickens - 1850 - 270 pagine
...at last. It will, sir; orange-peel will be my death, or I '11 be content to eat my own head, sir !" This was the handsome offer with which Mr. Grimwig backed and confirmed nearly every assertion that he made ; and it was the more singular in his case, because, even admitting, for the sake of argument,... | |
| Charles Dickens - 1855 - 316 pagine
...at last. It will, sir; orange-peel will be my death, or I 'li be content to eat my own head, sir ! " This was the handsome offer with which Mr. Grimwig...more singular in his case, because, even admitting for the sake of argument, the possibility of scientific improvements being ever brought to that pass,... | |
| Charles Dickens - 1858 - 612 pagine
...'ll be content to eat my own head, sir!" This was the handsome offer with which Mr. Grimwig hacked and confirmed nearly every assertion he made ; and...more singular in his case, because, even admitting for the sake of argument, the possibility of scientific improvements being ever brought to that pass,... | |
| Charles Dickens - 1867 - 532 pagine
...his stick upon the ground. " Hallo ! what's that ! " looking at Oliver, and retreating a pace or two. This was the handsome offer with which Mr. Grimwig...more singular in his case, because, even admitting for the sake of argument, the possibility of scientific improvements being ever brought to that pass... | |
| Charles Dickens - 1871 - 218 pagine
...be my death, or I'll be content to eat my own head, sir !" This was the handsome offer with which 4 Mr. Grimwig backed and confirmed nearly every assertion...more singular in his case, because, even admitting for *he sake of argument, the possibility of scientific improvements being ever brought to that pass... | |
| Charles Dickens - 1884 - 382 pagine
...at last. It will, sir; orange-peel will be my death, or I'll be content to eat my own head, sir !" This was the handsome offer with which Mr. Grimwig...more singular in his case, because, even admitting for the sake of argument, the possibility of scientific improvements being ever brought to that pass... | |
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