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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xii. oldal
... present century . But in the choice of American authors , I have , for obvious reasons , enlarged my sphere of action ; and have gathered the earliest blossoms into the same bouquet with the matured flowers of the present day . The ...
... present century . But in the choice of American authors , I have , for obvious reasons , enlarged my sphere of action ; and have gathered the earliest blossoms into the same bouquet with the matured flowers of the present day . The ...
2. oldal
... present occasion . And upon May - day they brought the Maypole to the place ap- pointed , with guns , drums , pistols , and other fitting instruments , for that purpose ; and there erected it with the help of salvages , that came ...
... present occasion . And upon May - day they brought the Maypole to the place ap- pointed , with guns , drums , pistols , and other fitting instruments , for that purpose ; and there erected it with the help of salvages , that came ...
15. oldal
... present a fair specimen of the Doctor's humor . ] told what advantages might be gained by settling | there. 1792 . DEAR SIR , To perform the promise which I made to you before I began my journey , I will give you such an account of this ...
... present a fair specimen of the Doctor's humor . ] told what advantages might be gained by settling | there. 1792 . DEAR SIR , To perform the promise which I made to you before I began my journey , I will give you such an account of this ...
16. oldal
... present of a quantity of it to his old master , who grew excessively fond of it , and kept calling for more , till he got the whole trade of it into his own hands , and sold it out of his own warehouse to Lewis , Frog , and all the ...
... present of a quantity of it to his old master , who grew excessively fond of it , and kept calling for more , till he got the whole trade of it into his own hands , and sold it out of his own warehouse to Lewis , Frog , and all the ...
18. oldal
... present no 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 ...
... present no 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 ...
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