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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8. oldal
... hope and fear ; at length , however , they discovered that the dreaded inimical army was an army of thirsty frogs , going to the river for a little water . Such an incursion was never known before nor since ; and yet the people of ...
... hope and fear ; at length , however , they discovered that the dreaded inimical army was an army of thirsty frogs , going to the river for a little water . Such an incursion was never known before nor since ; and yet the people of ...
11. oldal
... hope , in stratagems , he found , And fell right craftily to ground ; Then crept to seek a hiding - place , ' Twas all he could , beneath a brace ; When soon the conqu'ring crew espied him , And where he lurk'd they caught and tied him ...
... hope , in stratagems , he found , And fell right craftily to ground ; Then crept to seek a hiding - place , ' Twas all he could , beneath a brace ; When soon the conqu'ring crew espied him , And where he lurk'd they caught and tied him ...
16. oldal
... hope of better times . After a while he began to thrive , and his master , Bull , recommended a wife , § whom he married , and by whom he had a number of children . Having found a new sort of grain in the forest , and a certain plant of ...
... hope of better times . After a while he began to thrive , and his master , Bull , recommended a wife , § whom he married , and by whom he had a number of children . Having found a new sort of grain in the forest , and a certain plant of ...
18. oldal
... hope of it , and they concluded that it was best to follow Pickle's advice , and retire with him into the Forest . Though they were infected with the spirit of adventure , yet they were a set of wary fellows , and knew they could not ...
... hope of it , and they concluded that it was best to follow Pickle's advice , and retire with him into the Forest . Though they were infected with the spirit of adventure , yet they were a set of wary fellows , and knew they could not ...
19. oldal
... hope , are neither above nor below the influence of truth and reason , when conveyed in language suited to the subject . Whether the manner I have chosen to address my argu- ments to them be such as to promise any success , is what I ...
... hope , are neither above nor below the influence of truth and reason , when conveyed in language suited to the subject . Whether the manner I have chosen to address my argu- ments to them be such as to promise any success , is what I ...
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