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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xi. oldal
... appearance , with habiliment somewhat ostentatious , were to slide down gently in the mud , and decorate a pea - green coat , I am afraid we should all have the barbarity to laugh ; but if he were to fall into a violent passion , and ...
... appearance , with habiliment somewhat ostentatious , were to slide down gently in the mud , and decorate a pea - green coat , I am afraid we should all have the barbarity to laugh ; but if he were to fall into a violent passion , and ...
6. oldal
... appearance viewing , First damn'd his eyes , in great surprise , Then said , " Some mischief's brewing . " These kegs , I'm told , the rebels hold , Packed up like pickled herring ; And they're come down t ' attack the town , In this ...
... appearance viewing , First damn'd his eyes , in great surprise , Then said , " Some mischief's brewing . " These kegs , I'm told , the rebels hold , Packed up like pickled herring ; And they're come down t ' attack the town , In this ...
50. oldal
... appearance , is a plain down- right matter - of - fact fellow , with much less of poetry about him than rich prose . There is little of ro- mance in his nature , but a vast deal of strong natu- ral feeling . He excels in humor more than ...
... appearance , is a plain down- right matter - of - fact fellow , with much less of poetry about him than rich prose . There is little of ro- mance in his nature , but a vast deal of strong natu- ral feeling . He excels in humor more than ...
52. oldal
... luxuriance . There is something , too , in the appearance of his old family mansion that is extremely poetical and pie- turesque ; and , as long as it can be rendered com- There shall thy favorite herbs and plants be found , 52 JOHN BULL .
... luxuriance . There is something , too , in the appearance of his old family mansion that is extremely poetical and pie- turesque ; and , as long as it can be rendered com- There shall thy favorite herbs and plants be found , 52 JOHN BULL .
64. oldal
... appearance on the stage through a trap - door . Mr. Manager S. supervised in person the rehearsal . The period ar- rived when the horses should appear dragging the gilded car - the stage was detained - the actors im- loud voice of the ...
... appearance on the stage through a trap - door . Mr. Manager S. supervised in person the rehearsal . The period ar- rived when the horses should appear dragging the gilded car - the stage was detained - the actors im- loud voice of the ...
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