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 4
... wish to create confusion .- ( Ironical cheering from Marsala . ) - He understood the meaning of that cheer ; and would certainly confess that the honourable beverage - for he would not use the stronger term of wine- ( A laugh ) —was not ...
... wish to create confusion .- ( Ironical cheering from Marsala . ) - He understood the meaning of that cheer ; and would certainly confess that the honourable beverage - for he would not use the stronger term of wine- ( A laugh ) —was not ...
Pagina 28
... wishes , And satisfied can be , With water breakfast , dinner , supper , tea , I class among the oddest fishes . No , Father Mathew , let us have our ale- Water's quite out of the social pale . why you see old Gent the case is this . 28 ...
... wishes , And satisfied can be , With water breakfast , dinner , supper , tea , I class among the oddest fishes . No , Father Mathew , let us have our ale- Water's quite out of the social pale . why you see old Gent the case is this . 28 ...
Pagina 28
... wishes of the Chinese government as well as I could , I struck up , " Home , sweet home , " a selection which , I trust , will meet the approbation of the Home Office . The treaty had not yet received the signature of Key - sing ; and ...
... wishes of the Chinese government as well as I could , I struck up , " Home , sweet home , " a selection which , I trust , will meet the approbation of the Home Office . The treaty had not yet received the signature of Key - sing ; and ...
Pagina 37
... wish to see the soldiers in soldier - like array ; But for the regulation , or for taste I'm no stickler , I only want to see the men in colours bright and gay . ( SPOKEN . ) Do you want any hussar jackets ? Wear ' em and try ' em ...
... wish to see the soldiers in soldier - like array ; But for the regulation , or for taste I'm no stickler , I only want to see the men in colours bright and gay . ( SPOKEN . ) Do you want any hussar jackets ? Wear ' em and try ' em ...
Pagina 44
... wish we could be left alone ; Why could they not contented rest With placing badges on our breast ? There's none that could with patience bear His heart upon his sleeve to wear . But we are taken by the throats , Made to unbosom on our ...
... wish we could be left alone ; Why could they not contented rest With placing badges on our breast ? There's none that could with patience bear His heart upon his sleeve to wear . But we are taken by the throats , Made to unbosom on our ...
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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...