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
... sure to be unintelligible . If you try to attach one meaning to it , the lawyers are sure to attach another ; and , therefore , if you are desirous of obeying an act of Parliament , it will be safer not to look at it , but wait until a ...
... sure to be unintelligible . If you try to attach one meaning to it , the lawyers are sure to attach another ; and , therefore , if you are desirous of obeying an act of Parliament , it will be safer not to look at it , but wait until a ...
Pagina 22
... 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 Humane Society , fully aware of the efficacy of brandy in cases of suspended ...
... 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 Humane Society , fully aware of the efficacy of brandy in cases of suspended ...
Pagina 28
... sure , soon began to see doubly all the advantages I was endeavouring to point out to him . In a short time such was the spirit of harmony inspired by the grog , that a song was volunteered by Key - sing ; but it is impos- sible to say ...
... sure , soon began to see doubly all the advantages I was endeavouring to point out to him . In a short time such was the spirit of harmony inspired by the grog , that a song was volunteered by Key - sing ; but it is impos- sible to say ...
Pagina 36
... sure the foe to confound too , It frightened the public , and would have frightened them . ( SPOKEN . ) The horses of the cavalry on the other side would have been sure to shy at it ; and they would have got into such a - rear that the ...
... sure the foe to confound too , It frightened the public , and would have frightened them . ( SPOKEN . ) The horses of the cavalry on the other side would have been sure to shy at it ; and they would have got into such a - rear that the ...
Pagina 41
... sure , Is a mistake - What's that to do with " pure ? " 15th . Intelligence received from Captain Ross , who had been to join a very select circle at the Antarctic . 21st . The trustees of a life - boat at North Shields fined ten ...
... sure , Is a mistake - What's that to do with " pure ? " 15th . Intelligence received from Captain Ross , who had been to join a very select circle at the Antarctic . 21st . The trustees of a life - boat at North Shields fined ten ...
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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...