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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... give one the longitude , is for ordinary purposes the meanest time that can be found . A distressing casualty that befell Dr. Bigguns on this occasion may be found worthy of record . An omnibus , passing during the time of observa- tion ...
... give one the longitude , is for ordinary purposes the meanest time that can be found . A distressing casualty that befell Dr. Bigguns on this occasion may be found worthy of record . An omnibus , passing during the time of observa- tion ...
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... give a full and impartial statement as to the merits or de- merits of the route , in connection with the proposed Railroad . Some three months must elapse , however , before this can be done , as the triangulation has yet to be ...
... give a full and impartial statement as to the merits or de- merits of the route , in connection with the proposed Railroad . Some three months must elapse , however , before this can be done , as the triangulation has yet to be ...
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... But it is plain , that none of these expressions give an exact idea of the nature of the day ; and the two superlative expressions are generally untrue . I " " once heard a gentleman remark , on a rainy , A NEW SYSTEM OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR, ...
... But it is plain , that none of these expressions give an exact idea of the nature of the day ; and the two superlative expressions are generally untrue . I " " once heard a gentleman remark , on a rainy , A NEW SYSTEM OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR, ...
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... gives me no exact idea of Smith's health - for he has made the same reply to me on a hundred different occasions - on every one of which there must have been some slight shade of difference in his physi- cal economy , and of course a ...
... gives me no exact idea of Smith's health - for he has made the same reply to me on a hundred different occasions - on every one of which there must have been some slight shade of difference in his physi- cal economy , and of course a ...
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... give a precision of expression , and a consequent clearness of idea , that will leave little to be desired , and will , I modestly hope , immortalize my humble name as the pro- mulgator of the truth and the benefactor of the human race ...
... give a precision of expression , and a consequent clearness of idea , that will leave little to be desired , and will , I modestly hope , immortalize my humble name as the pro- mulgator of the truth and the benefactor of the human race ...
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