A Treasury of Humorous Poetry: Being a Compilation of Witty, Facetious, and Satirical Verse Selected from the Writings of British and American PoetsFrederic Lawrence Knowles |
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... Half - hours with the Best Humor- ous Authors , " Mason's ' Humorous Masterpieces from American Literature , " Mark Twain's " Library of Humor , " and The International Humor Series , ” published by the London house of Walter Scott . 66 ...
... Half - hours with the Best Humor- ous Authors , " Mason's ' Humorous Masterpieces from American Literature , " Mark Twain's " Library of Humor , " and The International Humor Series , ” published by the London house of Walter Scott . 66 ...
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... half - past nine by the meet'n ' - house clock , – Just the hour of the Earthquake shock ! What do you think the parson found , When he got up and stared around ? The poor old chaise in a heap or mound , As if it had been to the mill ...
... half - past nine by the meet'n ' - house clock , – Just the hour of the Earthquake shock ! What do you think the parson found , When he got up and stared around ? The poor old chaise in a heap or mound , As if it had been to the mill ...
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... half - past ten , He said ( addressing all his men ) : 66 Come , tell me , please , what I can do To please and gratify my crew . " By any reasonable plan I'll make you happy if I can ; My own convenience count as nil ; It is my duty ...
... half - past ten , He said ( addressing all his men ) : 66 Come , tell me , please , what I can do To please and gratify my crew . " By any reasonable plan I'll make you happy if I can ; My own convenience count as nil ; It is my duty ...
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... half a cord o ' wood in - There warn't no stoves ( tell comfort died ) To bake ye to a puddin ' . The wa'nut logs shot sparkles out Towards the pootiest , bless her , An ' leetle flames danced all about The chiny on the dresser . Agin ...
... half a cord o ' wood in - There warn't no stoves ( tell comfort died ) To bake ye to a puddin ' . The wa'nut logs shot sparkles out Towards the pootiest , bless her , An ' leetle flames danced all about The chiny on the dresser . Agin ...
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... half her nose ! Quite cross , a bit of string I beg , And tie it to his peg - top's peg , And bang , with might and main , Its head against the parlor - door : Off flies the head and hits the floor , And breaks a window - pane . This ...
... half her nose ! Quite cross , a bit of string I beg , And tie it to his peg - top's peg , And bang , with might and main , Its head against the parlor - door : Off flies the head and hits the floor , And breaks a window - pane . This ...
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