The Humourist's Own Book: A Cabinet of Original and Selected Anecdotes, Bon Mots, Sports of Fancy, and Traits of Character: Intended to Furnish Occasion for Reflection as Well as MirthDesliver, Thomas & Company, 1836 - 284 Seiten |
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... Play- 168 Writer , .... 185 169 The Esquimaux Wo- 169 men , 185 169 Benefit of the Springs , .. 186 170 Etymologists ,. 186 170 A Simple Machine out of Order ,. 187 171 Toasting Cloth , 187 Mr. Abernethy , 187 Bread , 188 172 ...
... Play- 168 Writer , .... 185 169 The Esquimaux Wo- 169 men , 185 169 Benefit of the Springs , .. 186 170 Etymologists ,. 186 170 A Simple Machine out of Order ,. 187 171 Toasting Cloth , 187 Mr. Abernethy , 187 Bread , 188 172 ...
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... Play , ... 209 193 Philology , .... 209 193 Politexess , Johnson and Rousseau ,. 210 Good Advertisement , ... 210 194 Total Abstinence ,. The left - handed Lady , .. 193 Judge Burnet , .... Funeral Service , Street Sweeper , A Standing ...
... Play , ... 209 193 Philology , .... 209 193 Politexess , Johnson and Rousseau ,. 210 Good Advertisement , ... 210 194 Total Abstinence ,. The left - handed Lady , .. 193 Judge Burnet , .... Funeral Service , Street Sweeper , A Standing ...
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... play - actor ? " Mr. Bensley replied , that he by no means considered it in that light ; that , on the contrary , a respectable player , who behaved with propriety , was looked upon in the best manner , and kept the company of the first ...
... play - actor ? " Mr. Bensley replied , that he by no means considered it in that light ; that , on the contrary , a respectable player , who behaved with propriety , was looked upon in the best manner , and kept the company of the first ...
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... play among them . " Washington's Friendship for Gen. Knox . Washington always kept this useful and scientific officer near his own person ; and he not only hon- oured him with confidence , but with brotherly affec- tion . After the ...
... play among them . " Washington's Friendship for Gen. Knox . Washington always kept this useful and scientific officer near his own person ; and he not only hon- oured him with confidence , but with brotherly affec- tion . After the ...
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... play with the neighbours now ? " One of the little urchins eagerly asked , " Are we not all corporals ? " " Tut , " said the mother , " hold your tongue ; there is no one corporal , but your father and myself . " Lord Kenyon . A friend ...
... play with the neighbours now ? " One of the little urchins eagerly asked , " Are we not all corporals ? " " Tut , " said the mother , " hold your tongue ; there is no one corporal , but your father and myself . " Lord Kenyon . A friend ...
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Seite 16 - The request was fortunately made to perhaps the only man in the company, who had the firmness not to be affected by the preacher. His answer was, " At any other time, friend Hopkinson, I would lend to thee freely ; but not now ; for thee seems to be out of thy right senses.
Seite 152 - A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
Seite 132 - Have you any Methodists, Seceders, or Independents there?" "No, no!" "Why who have you there?" "We don't know those names here. All who are here are Christians, believers in Christ — men who have overcome by the blood of the Lamb, and the word of his testimony.
Seite 242 - said the Doctor, 'do you pretend to be paid for such a piece of work ? Why, you have spoiled my pavement, and then covered it over with earth, to hide your bad work ! ' ' Doctor ! ' said the paviour, ' mine is not the only bad work the earth hides.
Seite 154 - O God, if there be a God, save my soul, if I have a soul !' This was followed by a general laugh.
Seite 15 - I emptied my pocket wholly into the collector's dish, gold and all. At this sermon there was also one of our club, who, being of my sentiments respecting the building in Georgia, and suspecting a collection might be intended, had, by precaution, emptied his pockets before he came from home.
Seite 154 - Your prayer, Sir William, is indeed very short; but I remember another as short, but a much better, offered up likewise by a poor soldier in the same circumstances: 'O God, if in the day of battle I forget thee, do not thou forget me!
Seite 132 - ... every accent of his voice spoke to the ear, every feature of his face, every motion of his hands, and every gesture, spoke to the eye; so that the most dissipated and thoughtless found their attention involuntarily fixed, and the dullest and most ignorant could not but understand.
Seite 170 - Belgrave very promptly and handsomely complimented the honourable member on his readiness of recollection, and frankly admitted, that the continuation of the passage had the tendency ascribed to it by Mr. Sheridan, and that he had overlooked it at the moment when he gave his quotation.
Seite 58 - Merchant, upon recovering a little from his fright, put his hand into his pocket and presented the sailor with a shilling. The crowd, who were by this time collected, loudly protested against the insignificance of the sum ; but Burns, with a smile of ineffable scorn, entreated them to restrain their clamour, " For," said he, " the gentleman is, of course, the best judge of the value of his own life.