Handy-book of Literary CuriositiesGibbings, 1894 - 1104 páginas |
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... story , be grave or gay , ridiculous or sublime , or do anything , from the curling of a peruke to the storming of a citadel - but never to excel his master . Address , etc. Does the reader note the nice condescension of this paragon in ...
... story , be grave or gay , ridiculous or sublime , or do anything , from the curling of a peruke to the storming of a citadel - but never to excel his master . Address , etc. Does the reader note the nice condescension of this paragon in ...
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... story running that a small boy in the wild West , having been much impressed with the story of Elisha and the bears , drew a bead on the next bald - headed gentleman who passed the family log cabin , and shouted out , " Go up , thou ...
... story running that a small boy in the wild West , having been much impressed with the story of Elisha and the bears , drew a bead on the next bald - headed gentleman who passed the family log cabin , and shouted out , " Go up , thou ...
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... story , which shows that English servants are inclined to abuse their privileges . Among other expense - items presented to him , shortly after his accession to the family estate , the late Earl of Wicklow discovered dishing - up beer ...
... story , which shows that English servants are inclined to abuse their privileges . Among other expense - items presented to him , shortly after his accession to the family estate , the late Earl of Wicklow discovered dishing - up beer ...
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... story " In Luck at Last : " " First , the book - snatcher marks his prey ; he finds the shop which has a set containing the volume which is missing in his own set ; next he arms himself with a volume which closely resembles the one he ...
... story " In Luck at Last : " " First , the book - snatcher marks his prey ; he finds the shop which has a set containing the volume which is missing in his own set ; next he arms himself with a volume which closely resembles the one he ...
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... story almost as well as if the blank couplets or stanzas were filled up . Take these words : dawn rains lawn swains each spoke beech yoke fair mine hair divine me two free WOO ray heat play sweet Repeat them slowly , with a pause after ...
... story almost as well as if the blank couplets or stanzas were filled up . Take these words : dawn rains lawn swains each spoke beech yoke fair mine hair divine me two free WOO ray heat play sweet Repeat them slowly , with a pause after ...
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acrostic admiration advertisements Æsop American anagram ancient answer appeared asked Ben Jonson bouts-rimés Cæsar called century Charles common cried curious dead death Diogenes Laertius doth Duke Echo England English epigram epitaph essay expression eyes famous father fool France French gentleman give Goethe Greek hand hath head heart heaven Henry honor Horace Walpole horse Hudibras humor John Julius Cæsar king known lady language Latin letter lines literary literature live London Lord Lord Byron meaning mind modern Molière never Notes and Queries once origin person phrase Plutarch poem poet political Pope popular proverb Publius Syrus quoted replied says sense Shakespeare slang soul speech stanza story tell term thee things thou thought tion told turn verse Voltaire wife word write wrote young