The Comic Almanack: An Ephemeris in Jest and Earnest, Containing Merry Tales, Humorous Poetry, Quips, and OdditiesChatto and Windus, 1853 - 428 pagini |
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Pagina 9
... boys belonging to the Model School at Battersea . The beef , when divided by those who had not been singing , went once into fifteen and something over ; but the boys who had been singing went twice into the beef , and left the ...
... boys belonging to the Model School at Battersea . The beef , when divided by those who had not been singing , went once into fifteen and something over ; but the boys who had been singing went twice into the beef , and left the ...
Pagina 12
... boys belonging to the Model School at Battersea . The beef , when divided by those who had not been singing , went once into fifteen and something over ; but the boys who had been singing went twice into the beef , and left the ...
... boys belonging to the Model School at Battersea . The beef , when divided by those who had not been singing , went once into fifteen and something over ; but the boys who had been singing went twice into the beef , and left the ...
Pagina 27
... boys to obtain possession of the grottoes constructed by weaker children . The former descend in rude and barbarous hordes , beating off the original possessors , and exacting custom from the surrounding neighbourhood . This is in ...
... boys to obtain possession of the grottoes constructed by weaker children . The former descend in rude and barbarous hordes , beating off the original possessors , and exacting custom from the surrounding neighbourhood . This is in ...
Pagina 63
... boys all born to nuffin . Not Tantalus , who strove in vain То grasp the luscious berry ( His fate suggested , ' tis quite plain , The pastime of bob - cherry ) ; Not Tantalus was doomed to bear More than those luckless chaps , Who ...
... boys all born to nuffin . Not Tantalus , who strove in vain То grasp the luscious berry ( His fate suggested , ' tis quite plain , The pastime of bob - cherry ) ; Not Tantalus was doomed to bear More than those luckless chaps , Who ...
Pagina 65
... boy blowing in a key : And lovely lips have o'er and o'er Declared my singing quite a bore . But let me breathe this fervent prayer , That when to him thou hold'st most dear Thou yield'st thine hand , oh ! make him swear To shun the ...
... boy blowing in a key : And lovely lips have o'er and o'er Declared my singing quite a bore . But let me breathe this fervent prayer , That when to him thou hold'st most dear Thou yield'st thine hand , oh ! make him swear To shun the ...
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Pagina 96 - That from the hunter's aim had ta'en a hurt, Did come to languish; and, indeed, my lord, The wretched animal heaved forth such groans, That their discharge did stretch his leathern coat Almost to bursting; and the big round tears Coursed one another down his innocent nose In piteous chase...
Pagina 432 - Puniana: Thoughts Wise and Otherwise. By the Hon. HUGH ROWLEY. Best Book of Riddles and Puns ever formed. With nearly 100 exquisitely Fanciful Drawings. Contains nearly 3000 of the best Riddles, and 10,000 most outrageous Puns, and is one of the most Popular Books ever issued. New Edition, small quarto, uniform with the
Pagina 429 - Anecdotes seem to have poured in upon the author from all quarters. . . Turn where we will through these 370 pleasant pages, something worth reading is sure to meet the eye." — The Standard. Also Published : THE "BEST EDITION" of the above Work, illustrated by Photographic Frontispiece of " Dickens as Captain Bobadil,
Pagina 437 - This edition deserves SPECIAL ATTENTION, from the fact that it is the only correct one that has 'been, printed since the time of Defoe. By the kindness of Mr. Lee a copy of the rare and valuable original, in...
Pagina 440 - BEAUTIFUL AND CAPTIVATING VOLUME. The well-known Paris house, Firmin Didot, a few years since produced a...