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 18
... the words , " No Poor Law - no separation of man and wife ! " This will be a safe card , if played immediately . Yours , in haste , J. CRAMWELL . CRITICAL ESSAY ON THE PRIZE CARTOONS . THE late competition. 18 [ 1844- MAY .
... the words , " No Poor Law - no separation of man and wife ! " This will be a safe card , if played immediately . Yours , in haste , J. CRAMWELL . CRITICAL ESSAY ON THE PRIZE CARTOONS . THE late competition. 18 [ 1844- MAY .
Pagina 19
... late competition for Cartoons must cause some alteration in the next edition of Johnson's Dictionary ; for what is meant by the word Cartoon will require considerable explanation , after the very extraordinary collection recently ...
... late competition for Cartoons must cause some alteration in the next edition of Johnson's Dictionary ; for what is meant by the word Cartoon will require considerable explanation , after the very extraordinary collection recently ...
Pagina 31
... late revolution . Several provinces have pronounced ; but as they all have a peculiar patois of their own , it is difficult to catch their pronunciations . America is in a more settled , though certainly not in a more settling , state ...
... late revolution . Several provinces have pronounced ; but as they all have a peculiar patois of their own , it is difficult to catch their pronunciations . America is in a more settled , though certainly not in a more settling , state ...
Pagina 59
... late Capt . Herbert Reginald De Courcy . ) IN some remote parts of England there exists an absurd notion , that tenants are bound by some obsolete law to pay rent four times a year . As I always entertained very opposite opinions on ...
... late Capt . Herbert Reginald De Courcy . ) IN some remote parts of England there exists an absurd notion , that tenants are bound by some obsolete law to pay rent four times a year . As I always entertained very opposite opinions on ...
Pagina 60
... late to take advantage of the warmth ; or , to use a more homely illustration , we cherish the ray , though we may have neglected the meridian . By this time the stranger had reached the bottom of the hill , and in a few minutes he was ...
... late to take advantage of the warmth ; or , to use a more homely illustration , we cherish the ray , though we may have neglected the meridian . By this time the stranger had reached the bottom of the hill , and in a few minutes he was ...
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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...