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 6
... THERE'S something agreeable in the idea Of having for income " Ten Thousand a Year : " But property , while it ... there may wait Some usurer , having a lien on the plate ; Who will not allow it to pass from his sight , Although to its ...
... THERE'S something agreeable in the idea Of having for income " Ten Thousand a Year : " But property , while it ... there may wait Some usurer , having a lien on the plate ; Who will not allow it to pass from his sight , Although to its ...
Pagina 7
... there should be ice in your water - jug , Moore says , " Look for its continuance ; " but we say , " Look for something to break it , and put an end to it . " If there is much fog , it will be useless to look for anything . USEFUL ...
... there should be ice in your water - jug , Moore says , " Look for its continuance ; " but we say , " Look for something to break it , and put an end to it . " If there is much fog , it will be useless to look for anything . USEFUL ...
Pagina 11
... there will be no diffi- culty in procuring it . Another peculiar feature of this railroad will be , that the share- holders may act as sleepers . One of the peculiar advantages of the Electro - Intellecto - Mesmeric Railroad consists in ...
... there will be no diffi- culty in procuring it . Another peculiar feature of this railroad will be , that the share- holders may act as sleepers . One of the peculiar advantages of the Electro - Intellecto - Mesmeric Railroad consists in ...
Pagina 12
... there is some rent that is not the price of land : for instance , it must be said of the Repeal Rent , that there is no real ground for it . An English acre will sometimes yield six per cent .; but the Irish wiseacres have been known to ...
... there is some rent that is not the price of land : for instance , it must be said of the Repeal Rent , that there is no real ground for it . An English acre will sometimes yield six per cent .; but the Irish wiseacres have been known to ...
Pagina 13
... there will be no tax for paving or lighting , there being no charge made by the Trustees of the Milky Way , nor is there any star - rate payable . It is suggested that much may be done by parties willing to speculate in the air , when ...
... there will be no tax for paving or lighting , there being no charge made by the Trustees of the Milky Way , nor is there any star - rate payable . It is suggested that much may be done by parties willing to speculate in the air , when ...
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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...