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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4. oldal
... took delight ; No caterwauls disturb'd our sleep by night . Chaste as a virgin , free from every stain , And neighboring cats mew'd for her love in vair .. She never thirsted for the chicken's blood ; Her teeth she only used to chew her ...
... took delight ; No caterwauls disturb'd our sleep by night . Chaste as a virgin , free from every stain , And neighboring cats mew'd for her love in vair .. She never thirsted for the chicken's blood ; Her teeth she only used to chew her ...
16. oldal
... took his gun , powder - flask , and shot of various kinds , with a parcel of fishing lines and hooks , his surveying instruments , and a bag of corn on his shoulders , and off he trotted to his new para- dise . It was some time before ...
... took his gun , powder - flask , and shot of various kinds , with a parcel of fishing lines and hooks , his surveying instruments , and a bag of corn on his shoulders , and off he trotted to his new para- dise . It was some time before ...
17. oldal
... took as little notice as possible of his reputed father , and drop- ping or disowning his nickname of Peterson , he assumed that of Marygold , which old Madam Bull understood as a compliment to one of her daughters . He also made his ...
... took as little notice as possible of his reputed father , and drop- ping or disowning his nickname of Peterson , he assumed that of Marygold , which old Madam Bull understood as a compliment to one of her daughters . He also made his ...
26. oldal
... took sick by the way , and is dead : I have heard of this lad of yours , and could wish to have him a while to supply his place . The treaty will not last longer than a couple of weeks ; and as the government will probably allow three ...
... took sick by the way , and is dead : I have heard of this lad of yours , and could wish to have him a while to supply his place . The treaty will not last longer than a couple of weeks ; and as the government will probably allow three ...
68. oldal
... took it for granted , that the way to conquer , was to run . Run he did , at all events ; and a soliloquy , which he uttered , after the battle was ended , will best let the reader into his state of feeling on the subject . He had ...
... took it for granted , that the way to conquer , was to run . Run he did , at all events ; and a soliloquy , which he uttered , after the battle was ended , will best let the reader into his state of feeling on the subject . He had ...
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