Phoenixiana: Or, Sketches and BurlesquesThe first collection of sketches by the legendary California journalist and humorist George Horatio Derby (1823-1861), who came to California during the Gold Rush and quickly became a regular and popular contributor to the local newspapers. Derby wrote under several pseudonyms, including John Phoenix, John P. Squibob and Amos Butterfield, and his writings influenced both Twain and Harte, among humorists. |
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Page 43
... admiration , at her magnificent , her superhuman efforts . We do not hesitate to say that she is by far the superior of any living actress ; and , as we believe hers to be the perfection of acting , we cannot be wrong in the belief that ...
... admiration , at her magnificent , her superhuman efforts . We do not hesitate to say that she is by far the superior of any living actress ; and , as we believe hers to be the perfection of acting , we cannot be wrong in the belief that ...
Page 48
... admiration and delight , succeeding each other in their minds , with almost painful rapidity . Then follows the grand chorus : " Oh ! we gin them fits , The Ingen Utahs . With our six - shooters- We gin ' em pertickuler fits . " After ...
... admiration and delight , succeeding each other in their minds , with almost painful rapidity . Then follows the grand chorus : " Oh ! we gin them fits , The Ingen Utahs . With our six - shooters- We gin ' em pertickuler fits . " After ...
Page 53
... admiration . " By the wondrous discoveries of the improved telescopes of modern times , we ascertain that upwards of several hundred millions of stars exist , that are invisible to the naked eye- the nearest of which is millions of ...
... admiration . " By the wondrous discoveries of the improved telescopes of modern times , we ascertain that upwards of several hundred millions of stars exist , that are invisible to the naked eye- the nearest of which is millions of ...
Page 73
... admired that stove - pipe . Rising above the kitchen chimney to the noble altitude of nearly twelve feet , it pointed to a better world , and was pleasantly sugges tive of hot cakes for breakfast . From the window of my back porch , I ...
... admired that stove - pipe . Rising above the kitchen chimney to the noble altitude of nearly twelve feet , it pointed to a better world , and was pleasantly sugges tive of hot cakes for breakfast . From the window of my back porch , I ...
Page 75
... admired rather than criticised . In a poem called " Al Aaraaf , " by Edgar A. Poe , who , when living , thought himself , in all seriousness , the only living original Poet , and that all other manufacturers of Poetry were mere copyists ...
... admired rather than criticised . In a poem called " Al Aaraaf , " by Edgar A. Poe , who , when living , thought himself , in all seriousness , the only living original Poet , and that all other manufacturers of Poetry were mere copyists ...
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