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The ten thousand torments of a termagant display'd: in a speech made by a gentleman to the Senate of Athens. Praying That their Lordships would permit Him to Hang Himself, in order to get rid of a Scolding Wife; And that his Relations might be exempted from the Penalty of a Confiscation of his Goods, usually exacted in Cases of Self-Murder.
Libanius.Date: [1740?]- Books
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An address to the inhabitants of Yarmouth, on the violent outrage lately committed in their town, by a selected band of desperate ruffians. By John Thelwall.
Thelwall, John, 1764-1834.Date: 1796