Winged WordsHamilton, 1988 - 292 pagini |
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Pagina 49
Philip Howard. COWBOY The Cowboy goes West Boy : ' You seem mighty thirsty . Have a long , dry ride ? ' Cowboy : ' No - I had a herring for breakfast . ' Boy : ' What's your name stranger ? ' Cowboy : ' Folks call me ... Strange . ' Boy ...
Philip Howard. COWBOY The Cowboy goes West Boy : ' You seem mighty thirsty . Have a long , dry ride ? ' Cowboy : ' No - I had a herring for breakfast . ' Boy : ' What's your name stranger ? ' Cowboy : ' Folks call me ... Strange . ' Boy ...
Pagina 50
... cowboy ' has ceased being a compliment , and has become an insult . The word has worsened rapidly in the past ten years . When we talk , as it is idiomatic to do , about cowboy builders , plumbers , electricians , drivers , and cowboy ...
... cowboy ' has ceased being a compliment , and has become an insult . The word has worsened rapidly in the past ten years . When we talk , as it is idiomatic to do , about cowboy builders , plumbers , electricians , drivers , and cowboy ...
Pagina 53
... cowboy protested , but Roosevelt was adamant : ' A man who will steal for me will steal from me . ' So the cowboy went , and the story was spread all over the Dakota Badlands and the political pages by the Republican publicity machine .
... cowboy protested , but Roosevelt was adamant : ' A man who will steal for me will steal from me . ' So the cowboy went , and the story was spread all over the Dakota Badlands and the political pages by the Republican publicity machine .
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