The Cyclopaedia of Wit and Humor: Containing Choice and Characteristic Selections from the Writings of the Most Eminent Humorists of America, Ireland, Scotland, and England ...William Evans Burton D. Appleton, 1859 |
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ix. oldal
... judge , and as jocular as a merry - andrew . But as he has a good deal of his mother in his constitution , whatever mood he is in , he never fails to make his company laugh . " This is very Spectatorial and witty , but how can the son ...
... judge , and as jocular as a merry - andrew . But as he has a good deal of his mother in his constitution , whatever mood he is in , he never fails to make his company laugh . " This is very Spectatorial and witty , but how can the son ...
5. oldal
... judges , at the time of his trial , they requested him to sit down and warm him- self . " Gentlemen , " was the reply , " when I came among you , I expected persecution , but I could not think you would have offered me the fire so ...
... judges , at the time of his trial , they requested him to sit down and warm him- self . " Gentlemen , " was the reply , " when I came among you , I expected persecution , but I could not think you would have offered me the fire so ...
10. oldal
... judges out , * like Aaron's calves , By jurisdiction of white staves , And make the bar , and bench , and steeple Submit t'our Sovereign Lord , the People ; By plunder rise to power and glory , And brand all property , as Tory ; Expose ...
... judges out , * like Aaron's calves , By jurisdiction of white staves , And make the bar , and bench , and steeple Submit t'our Sovereign Lord , the People ; By plunder rise to power and glory , And brand all property , as Tory ; Expose ...
22. oldal
... Judge Howell , of Rhode Island , was at the bar , Mr. Bur- gess , to play a joke , wrote on the lining of his hat , vacuum caput ( empty - head ) . The hat circulated about , exciting a smile on every countenance ex- cept that of the ...
... Judge Howell , of Rhode Island , was at the bar , Mr. Bur- gess , to play a joke , wrote on the lining of his hat , vacuum caput ( empty - head ) . The hat circulated about , exciting a smile on every countenance ex- cept that of the ...
36. oldal
... judge , Were wings of a bat in perfection ; A dollar I never should grudge To put them in Peale's grand collection . Description must fail in her chin ; At least till our language is richer ; Much fairer than ladle of tin , Or beautiful ...
... judge , Were wings of a bat in perfection ; A dollar I never should grudge To put them in Peale's grand collection . Description must fail in her chin ; At least till our language is richer ; Much fairer than ladle of tin , Or beautiful ...
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