The Hand-book of Joking; Or, What to Say, Do, and Avoid, by Two of the Joneses |
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... go off equally well in any climate . They should be kept as dry as possible , and care be taken by those who handle them not to prick their fingers with the points . PREFACE . Now TORMENTED with a literary itching , which.
... go off equally well in any climate . They should be kept as dry as possible , and care be taken by those who handle them not to prick their fingers with the points . PREFACE . Now TORMENTED with a literary itching , which.
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... go off equally well in any climate . They should be kept as dry as possible , and care be taken by those who handle them not to prick their fingers with the points . PREFACE . TORMENTED With a literary itching , which no-
... go off equally well in any climate . They should be kept as dry as possible , and care be taken by those who handle them not to prick their fingers with the points . PREFACE . TORMENTED With a literary itching , which no-
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... taken the bird with any felonious intent , asserting that he really took the goose for a— lark . Now ' the Shallow " of the case ( too deep on this occasion ) could not combine a lark with a joke , and said the thing was an ...
... taken the bird with any felonious intent , asserting that he really took the goose for a— lark . Now ' the Shallow " of the case ( too deep on this occasion ) could not combine a lark with a joke , and said the thing was an ...
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... taken ) , of those gentle- men in Whitechapel who import white mice , squirrels , Italian boys and hurdy - gurdys , and who are wholesale makers of cholera morbus organs for the Million . These heart - strings are kept constantly ...
... taken ) , of those gentle- men in Whitechapel who import white mice , squirrels , Italian boys and hurdy - gurdys , and who are wholesale makers of cholera morbus organs for the Million . These heart - strings are kept constantly ...
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... taken fright at the ugly things en passant , he has his weakness , and will give way to chaff . Having thus illustrated the power of jokes , and shown how they may become useful when reason fails , we cannot do better than suggest a ...
... taken fright at the ugly things en passant , he has his weakness , and will give way to chaff . Having thus illustrated the power of jokes , and shown how they may become useful when reason fails , we cannot do better than suggest a ...
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