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October 9, 1869. 3 THE TOM AH A WK. 171
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THE PARROT PAPERS— .M>. IV. Second Serie...
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A WORE* QF EXPLANATION.—THE TWO BROTHERS...
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A Cruise In Paymaster The " Gorgon , R.N...
his the view adventurous taken by travels an " outsider and now " of the that Doctor there ' seems proceedings so little in ob hop taining e of our his ever own hearing account ; again of his of further the great wanderings traveller , , every or of tending sketch that with present difficulties s even and " a g dangers limpse of at his every energetic point is figure of lasting coninterest
. book ^ Our ¦ . space . Our object will a ^ -a not has allow id been ^ us to draw dwell s the bb . bb longer bb attention on of this . ¦¦ w our f t p readers leasant pages to its publica will find tion th ; emselves and we feel well assured pleased that wit all h this who interesting peruse its account of a " Cruise in the Gorgon . ^
October 9, 1869. 3 The Tom Ah A Wk. 171
October 9 , 1869 . 3 THE TOM AH A WK . 171
The Parrot Papers— .M>. Iv. Second Serie...
THE PARROT PAPERS— . M > . IV . Second Series .
A Wore* Qf Explanation.—The Two Brothers...
A WORE * QF EXPLANATION . —THE TWO BROTHERS . —MR . GEORGE ' S GOpD FORTUNE . —THE MUTIL ^ JL PROFIT COMPACT . —GEORGE ' S TRTEACHERY . —BROTHERLY L . QVE . — CHARLES * REVENGE . —HIS INDEPENDENCE . —A PARENTHESIS THE ORIGIN OF A PROVERB .
— -THE PARROT PARENTHETICALLY DEFENDS HIS SIZE . —THE ' CAREEROF MR . CHARLES CONTINUED . —HIS DRAMATIC SUCCESSES . HIS GENEROUS CHARACTER . —HIS CAUSTIC WIT . —HIS KNOWLEDGE OF THE WORLD . THE PARROT LEAVES HIM FOR
THE PRESENT WITH A FINAL BLESSING . much It may of my seem valuable curious writings to my to readers siich wh a y subject I should as one devote man so ; but tent if with they this want —that any I reason choose for to do my so doing . Mr so . Charles , they must was broug be con ht - brother to my mind , but by the , mention having succeeded of Mr . George by the , who interest is his of younger some Cabinet Minister who admired his father ' s talents in getting a
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did he care that the work pi the author ' s brains should be ^ enlegs tirely ? subordi It paid nated ; that to was the all work he knew of the or cared actors . ' So and he actresses became ' achieve a successful ments burlesque in that line writer without , and any pocketed question the of proceeds conscience of . his pe could But culiar not Mr qualities . hel Charles thinki which was no he gained commonp owed to my lace admiration silent literary tuition , hac and . k ; which He he had was p ng my
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Tomahawk (1867-1870), Oct. 9, 1869, page 171, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_09101869/page/11/
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