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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... Puff .. Living up Five Pair of Stairs .. DIALOGUE - Follies of Late Courtship . The Pleasures of a Pic - Nic Party . The Butterfly Beau .. Miss Mary - What she is and What she does . Specimen of a Shrew . Helps to Read ... The Graham ...
... Puff .. Living up Five Pair of Stairs .. DIALOGUE - Follies of Late Courtship . The Pleasures of a Pic - Nic Party . The Butterfly Beau .. Miss Mary - What she is and What she does . Specimen of a Shrew . Helps to Read ... The Graham ...
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... PUFF , DANGLE AND SNEER . Puff . My dear Dangle , how is it with you ? Dang . Mr. Sneer , give me leave to introduce Mr. Puff to you . Puff . Mr. Sneer is this ? Sir , he is a gentleman whom I have long panted for the honor of knowing ...
... PUFF , DANGLE AND SNEER . Puff . My dear Dangle , how is it with you ? Dang . Mr. Sneer , give me leave to introduce Mr. Puff to you . Puff . Mr. Sneer is this ? Sir , he is a gentleman whom I have long panted for the honor of knowing ...
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... Puff . Yes , sir ; I flatter myself I do as much business in that way as any six of the fraternity in town . Very hard work all the summer . Friend Dangle ! never worked harder ! Sneer . But I should think , Mr. Puff , that authors ...
... Puff . Yes , sir ; I flatter myself I do as much business in that way as any six of the fraternity in town . Very hard work all the summer . Friend Dangle ! never worked harder ! Sneer . But I should think , Mr. Puff , that authors ...
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... Puff . Sir , I supported myself two years entirely by my misfortunes . Sneer . By your misfortunes ? Puff . Yes , sir , assisted by long sickness , and other occa sional disorders ; and a very comfortable living I had of it . Sneer ...
... Puff . Sir , I supported myself two years entirely by my misfortunes . Sneer . By your misfortunes ? Puff . Yes , sir , assisted by long sickness , and other occa sional disorders ; and a very comfortable living I had of it . Sneer ...
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... Puff , there is no great mystery in your present profession ? Puff . Mystery ! Sir , I will take upon me to say the matter was never scientifically treated , nor reduced to rule before . Sneer . Reduced to rule ? Puff . O lud , sir ...
... Puff , there is no great mystery in your present profession ? Puff . Mystery ! Sir , I will take upon me to say the matter was never scientifically treated , nor reduced to rule before . Sneer . Reduced to rule ? Puff . O lud , sir ...
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