, I.iii.3: cold in those inner parts, cold belly, and hot liver, causeth crudity, and intention proceeds from perturbations […].
The locomotive […] was quietly blowing off on one Ross pop valve, whilst the rhythmic clanging of the fireman's shovel, the black smoke pouring from her chimney, and the harsh sound of the blower told of the proximity of departure time.
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Years ago, when striplings, he and I had done a stretch together at Malvern House, Bramley-on-Sea, the preparatory school conducted by that prince of stinkers, Aubrey Upjohn MA, and had frequently stood side by side in the Upjohn study awaiting the receipt of six of the juiciest from a cane of the type that biteth like a serpent and stingeth like an adder, as the fellow said.
Gradually, the salty smell abated, or perhaps they had just become nose-blind to it.
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