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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46. oldal
... seemed as if they would never creep by . The very ticking of the clock became irksome . At length the stillness of the house was interrupted by the ringing of a bell . Shortly after I heard the voice of a. 46 THE STOUT GENTLEMAN ; A ...
... seemed as if they would never creep by . The very ticking of the clock became irksome . At length the stillness of the house was interrupted by the ringing of a bell . Shortly after I heard the voice of a. 46 THE STOUT GENTLEMAN ; A ...
48. oldal
... seemed to expatiate on a variety of dishes , and to sit over his wine like a jolly friend of good living . Indeed , my doubts on this head were soon at an end ; for he could not have finished his first bottle before I could faintly hear ...
... seemed to expatiate on a variety of dishes , and to sit over his wine like a jolly friend of good living . Indeed , my doubts on this head were soon at an end ; for he could not have finished his first bottle before I could faintly hear ...
57. oldal
... seemed to answer ; But at Leo , the ears of the near wheel horse pricked , And at Virgo the heels of the off leader kicked ; Over Libra the whiffle - tree broke in the middle , And the traces snapped short , like the strings of a fiddle ...
... seemed to answer ; But at Leo , the ears of the near wheel horse pricked , And at Virgo the heels of the off leader kicked ; Over Libra the whiffle - tree broke in the middle , And the traces snapped short , like the strings of a fiddle ...
69. oldal
... seemed to be afraid of me . " " No doubt of it , " said Mary . " I should have been had I been he . " " You are pleased to be facetious , Miss Blaxton . I can only say a man's life is in his own power " - and here the brave man dropped ...
... seemed to be afraid of me . " " No doubt of it , " said Mary . " I should have been had I been he . " " You are pleased to be facetious , Miss Blaxton . I can only say a man's life is in his own power " - and here the brave man dropped ...
82. oldal
... seemed as if all the bulls of Bashan were clear- ing out their throats for a general roar . He listen- ed with amazement , and distinguished the following sounds : Boo - 0-0-0-0- Timmy Drew - 0-0-0- I can make a shoe - 0-0-0- As well as ...
... seemed as if all the bulls of Bashan were clear- ing out their throats for a general roar . He listen- ed with amazement , and distinguished the following sounds : Boo - 0-0-0-0- Timmy Drew - 0-0-0- I can make a shoe - 0-0-0- As well as ...
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