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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34. oldal
... stood up in all the pride of health , suddenly falling down a hill , how must we lament the instability of all things ! MOREAU'S MISTAKE . - When Gen. Moreau , who for- sook the colors of Napoleon , and was afterwards killed , fighting ...
... stood up in all the pride of health , suddenly falling down a hill , how must we lament the instability of all things ! MOREAU'S MISTAKE . - When Gen. Moreau , who for- sook the colors of Napoleon , and was afterwards killed , fighting ...
46. oldal
... stood gazing at the people , picking their way to church , with petti- coats hoisted midleg high , and dripping umbrellas . The bell ceased to toll , and the streets became silent . I then amused myself with watching the daughters of a ...
... stood gazing at the people , picking their way to church , with petti- coats hoisted midleg high , and dripping umbrellas . The bell ceased to toll , and the streets became silent . I then amused myself with watching the daughters of a ...
48. oldal
... stood ajar . I hesitated - I entered ; the room was de- serted . There stood a large broad - bottomed elbow- chair at a table , on which was an empty tumbler , and a " Times " newspaper , and the room smelt powerfully of Stilton cheese ...
... stood ajar . I hesitated - I entered ; the room was de- serted . There stood a large broad - bottomed elbow- chair at a table , on which was an empty tumbler , and a " Times " newspaper , and the room smelt powerfully of Stilton cheese ...
59. oldal
... stood the display of our phrenological speci- mens , like heroines ; whether it be that the French women are naturally bolder than the German , or that a certain fashionable philosopher had in some degree prepared them for scientific ...
... stood the display of our phrenological speci- mens , like heroines ; whether it be that the French women are naturally bolder than the German , or that a certain fashionable philosopher had in some degree prepared them for scientific ...
67. oldal
... stood , Sylph - like , the light fantastic columbine , As ready to leap down unto her lover Harlequin Bartsia , in his painted vest Of green and crimson . -Tut ! enough , enough , Your madcap fancy runs too riot , girl . We must shut up ...
... stood , Sylph - like , the light fantastic columbine , As ready to leap down unto her lover Harlequin Bartsia , in his painted vest Of green and crimson . -Tut ! enough , enough , Your madcap fancy runs too riot , girl . We must shut up ...
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