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 5
... carried gratuitously in any stage - car- riage , a mother may insist on claiming free passage for four chil- dren by any public conveyance . It has been decided that the Act giving the net proceeds of a slave ship to the captors , does ...
... carried gratuitously in any stage - car- riage , a mother may insist on claiming free passage for four chil- dren by any public conveyance . It has been decided that the Act giving the net proceeds of a slave ship to the captors , does ...
Pagina 8
... carrying Britannia metal to a high degree of perfection . TO DRS . NEWMAN and PUSEY ; for an entirely new method of introducing heat into churches . To LORD BROUGHAM ; for the application of rotatory motion , with a view to obtaining ...
... carrying Britannia metal to a high degree of perfection . TO DRS . NEWMAN and PUSEY ; for an entirely new method of introducing heat into churches . To LORD BROUGHAM ; for the application of rotatory motion , with a view to obtaining ...
Pagina 11
... carry all matters to the terminus of popu- larity . There are already two or three engines in the possession of the projectors , one of which is the Humbug Locomotive , of very con- siderable power . It is intended to celebrate the ...
... carry all matters to the terminus of popu- larity . There are already two or three engines in the possession of the projectors , one of which is the Humbug Locomotive , of very con- siderable power . It is intended to celebrate the ...
Pagina 12
... carried to the greatest extent possible . Rents in England go up when the country is settled ; but in Ireland it is quite the reverse : for the Repeal Rent rises when the people are worked up , and it is then they appear willing to come ...
... carried to the greatest extent possible . Rents in England go up when the country is settled ; but in Ireland it is quite the reverse : for the Repeal Rent rises when the people are worked up , and it is then they appear willing to come ...
Pagina 12
... carrying Britannia metal to a high degree of perfection . To DRS . NEWMAN and PUSEY ; for an entirely new method of introducing heat into churches . To LORD BROUGHAM ; for the application of rotatory motion , with a view to obtaining ...
... carrying Britannia metal to a high degree of perfection . To DRS . NEWMAN and PUSEY ; for an entirely new method of introducing heat into churches . To LORD BROUGHAM ; for the application of rotatory motion , with a view to obtaining ...
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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...