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55 10 s'en allait: for allait, cf. note to 17 4. 55 13 M'sieu: indicates by the spelling the usual pronunciation of Monsieur. 55 15 Après? 'Well, what have you to say? 55 25 algarade: a word borrowed from the Spanish, the root being Arabic. It was originally a military expression meaning a raid, but now is used more or less jocularly for a wordy attack. Transl. 'dispute.
Originally begun by the celebrated DANIEL DE FOE, continued by the late Mr RICHARDSON, author of Clarissa, etc., and brought down to the present time by Gentlemen of Eminence in the Literary wold, 4 vols. London, Printed for Strahan, etc., 1778.
The Life and Works of Robert Burns, as originally edited by James Currie, to which is prefixed a Review of the Life of Burns and of various criticisms on his character and writings, by ALEXANDER PETERKIN. Edinburgh, Macredie, Skelly, etc., 1815, 4 vols.
These established his reputation as a writer of taste, and during the next twenty years he wrote a large number of stories and tales, most of which were originally published in newspapers and reviews. His constant aim was not only to please the reading public, but also to inculcate the principles of sound morality.
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