The Humorous Speaker: Being a Choice Collection of Amusing Pieces, Both in Prose and Verse, Original and Selected; Consisting of Dialogues, Soliloquies, Parodies & C. Designed for the Use of Schools, Literary Societies, Debating Clubs, Social Circles and Domestic Entertainment |
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... Lady . The Three Warnings . DIALOGUE - Passion for Argument . Art of Book - Keeping . Magpie and Monkey . Whittling .. A Short Sermon on Malt . The Nose vs. The Eyes . When I was Young .. DIALOGUE - Money Makes the Man . Sam Smith's ...
... Lady . The Three Warnings . DIALOGUE - Passion for Argument . Art of Book - Keeping . Magpie and Monkey . Whittling .. A Short Sermon on Malt . The Nose vs. The Eyes . When I was Young .. DIALOGUE - Money Makes the Man . Sam Smith's ...
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... lady was so near her end ? Currie . Ah ! we must all die , brother Swipes ; and those who live longest , outlive the most . Swipes . True , true ; but since we must die , and leave our earthly possessions , it is well that the law takes ...
... lady was so near her end ? Currie . Ah ! we must all die , brother Swipes ; and those who live longest , outlive the most . Swipes . True , true ; but since we must die , and leave our earthly possessions , it is well that the law takes ...
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... Lady with a boy . Lady . ' Squire , I called to see if you would take this boy and make a lawyer of him . Lawyer . The boy appears rather young , madam . How old is he ? Lady . Seven years , sir . Lawyer . He is too young - decidedly ...
... Lady with a boy . Lady . ' Squire , I called to see if you would take this boy and make a lawyer of him . Lawyer . The boy appears rather young , madam . How old is he ? Lady . Seven years , sir . Lawyer . He is too young - decidedly ...
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... Lady Duberly , I presume . Lord D. Tête - à - tête with five hundred people , hearing of music . Pang . Oh ! I conceive . cert . Mark the distinction . Your lordship would say a con- A concert , my lord , is an enter- tainment visited ...
... Lady Duberly , I presume . Lord D. Tête - à - tête with five hundred people , hearing of music . Pang . Oh ! I conceive . cert . Mark the distinction . Your lordship would say a con- A concert , my lord , is an enter- tainment visited ...
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... hurry ran off to the Surrey , And clapped Abdel Kader in irons — in irons , And engaged Julius Cæsar to play " Adalgisa , " To Widdicomb's " Lady of Lyons " —of Lyons . 6. I caught up a candle , and whispered to THE HUMOROUS SPEAKER . 43.
... hurry ran off to the Surrey , And clapped Abdel Kader in irons — in irons , And engaged Julius Cæsar to play " Adalgisa , " To Widdicomb's " Lady of Lyons " —of Lyons . 6. I caught up a candle , and whispered to THE HUMOROUS SPEAKER . 43.
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