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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81. oldal
... followed ! One hundred live bull - frogs emptied upon the floor of a tailor's shop ! It was a subject for the pencil of Cruikshank . Some jumped this way and some that way , and some under the bench and some upon it , some into the fire ...
... followed ! One hundred live bull - frogs emptied upon the floor of a tailor's shop ! It was a subject for the pencil of Cruikshank . Some jumped this way and some that way , and some under the bench and some upon it , some into the fire ...
87. oldal
... followed Sophia up the aisle , the " Dearly beloved brethren , " grated on my ear in that voice which I can never forget . I looked up in amazement . In the reading- desk , duly attired in surplice and band , stood Major Egerton ! " " I ...
... followed Sophia up the aisle , the " Dearly beloved brethren , " grated on my ear in that voice which I can never forget . I looked up in amazement . In the reading- desk , duly attired in surplice and band , stood Major Egerton ! " " I ...
96. oldal
... followed the other , ' and Cooke began to advise his young com- panion how to conduct himself on the real and on the mimic scene of life . You are young , and want a friend to guide you . Talent you have ; but talent without prudence is ...
... followed the other , ' and Cooke began to advise his young com- panion how to conduct himself on the real and on the mimic scene of life . You are young , and want a friend to guide you . Talent you have ; but talent without prudence is ...
97. oldal
... followed a fine specimen of imitation ; Mathews , as Cooke , call- ing upon Mrs. Burns ( who was in the room below , and in bed , ) and then giving her answers , as coming up through the floor , in the manner called ventriloquism ...
... followed a fine specimen of imitation ; Mathews , as Cooke , call- ing upon Mrs. Burns ( who was in the room below , and in bed , ) and then giving her answers , as coming up through the floor , in the manner called ventriloquism ...
102. oldal
... followed . The priming had got wet . The horrible reptile was no sooner aware of my presence than he was thrown into coil . Again he hissed , his rattle sounded , and he was evidently in the very action of assailing me , when , rallying ...
... followed . The priming had got wet . The horrible reptile was no sooner aware of my presence than he was thrown into coil . Again he hissed , his rattle sounded , and he was evidently in the very action of assailing me , when , rallying ...
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