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 12
... nature carries off a horse , the owner would , according to political economists , be all the richer for it . Capital and labour belong legitimately to the subject of rent . The greatest labour is sometimes employed in raising capital ...
... nature carries off a horse , the owner would , according to political economists , be all the richer for it . Capital and labour belong legitimately to the subject of rent . The greatest labour is sometimes employed in raising capital ...
Pagina 15
... nature may be learned , -- Vivat Regina ! -Money not returned ! " A Moving Address . The play of " Macbeth , " from the text of Shakspeare , now proceeded , and the manager's candour in using the disjunctive from was speedily visible ...
... nature may be learned , -- Vivat Regina ! -Money not returned ! " A Moving Address . The play of " Macbeth , " from the text of Shakspeare , now proceeded , and the manager's candour in using the disjunctive from was speedily visible ...
Pagina 25
... nature , and strolled about London and the suburbs on the 5th of November , in search of a likeness of Fawkes , caring little under what Guys it might be pre- sented to me . Unfortunately , some had long noses and some had short ; so ...
... nature , and strolled about London and the suburbs on the 5th of November , in search of a likeness of Fawkes , caring little under what Guys it might be pre- sented to me . Unfortunately , some had long noses and some had short ; so ...
Pagina 26
... nature . The Guy's feet were accordingly foreshortened , till I left him , as he appeared when trying to defend himself at his trial , with hardly a leg to stand upon . Besides I knew I could fresco out his calves in fine style , when I ...
... nature . The Guy's feet were accordingly foreshortened , till I left him , as he appeared when trying to defend himself at his trial , with hardly a leg to stand upon . Besides I knew I could fresco out his calves in fine style , when I ...
Pagina 32
... nature . Bishop Berkeley has observed , that there are more levels in England than are generally to be found elsewhere . This notion accounts for the Bishop having published many things , in which he treated England as a country of ...
... nature . Bishop Berkeley has observed , that there are more levels in England than are generally to be found elsewhere . This notion accounts for the Bishop having published many things , in which he treated England as a country of ...
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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...