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 2
... Never put off till to - morrow what you can do to - day ; " and , therefore , if you mean to do a creditor , it is better not to put him off , but to tell him honestly that you have put him down amon the things to be done immediately ...
... Never put off till to - morrow what you can do to - day ; " and , therefore , if you mean to do a creditor , it is better not to put him off , but to tell him honestly that you have put him down amon the things to be done immediately ...
Pagina 19
... caricature has risen in this country . Fauns have been satyrized , and the British lion has been made in the mane a very humorous- looking animal . As to Magna Charta , never did. c 2 1844- ] 19 CRITICAL ESSAY ON THE PRIZE CARTOONS. ...
... caricature has risen in this country . Fauns have been satyrized , and the British lion has been made in the mane a very humorous- looking animal . As to Magna Charta , never did. c 2 1844- ] 19 CRITICAL ESSAY ON THE PRIZE CARTOONS. ...
Pagina 22
... Never venture where you see a board with the word " Dangerous . " You may be sure that the Society's men are aware of a hole , which , as they have made it themselves by sticking up the board , they can have made no mistake about . The ...
... Never venture where you see a board with the word " Dangerous . " You may be sure that the Society's men are aware of a hole , which , as they have made it themselves by sticking up the board , they can have made no mistake about . The ...
Pagina 27
... never doubted , we may fix upon him with some degree of confidence as the first oyster - eater that this country can boast of . But valour of this kind was never so emi- nently displayed as in the comparatively recent instance of Dando ...
... never doubted , we may fix upon him with some degree of confidence as the first oyster - eater that this country can boast of . But valour of this kind was never so emi- nently displayed as in the comparatively recent instance of Dando ...
Pagina 36
... never slept a wink , but in my mind I weaved it , And thought my taste and fancy upon a hat I'd try . ( SPOKEN . ) - Here's your fine infantry beavers , as light as gossa- mers , and as waterproof as the washable ! Oh , All round my hat ...
... never slept a wink , but in my mind I weaved it , And thought my taste and fancy upon a hat I'd try . ( SPOKEN . ) - Here's your fine infantry beavers , as light as gossa- mers , and as waterproof as the washable ! Oh , All round my hat ...
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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...