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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Page 20
... give all she's worth , To purchase a man to her liking- Miss Merry is shock'd at all mirth— Miss Boxer the men don't mind striking . Miss Bliss does with sorrow o'erflow , Miss Hope in despair seeks the tomb ; Miss Joy still anticipates ...
... give all she's worth , To purchase a man to her liking- Miss Merry is shock'd at all mirth— Miss Boxer the men don't mind striking . Miss Bliss does with sorrow o'erflow , Miss Hope in despair seeks the tomb ; Miss Joy still anticipates ...
Page 27
... the contemplation of the Latin classics , I had almost forgotten to give you a letter from your son . Sir Ch . Bless me , sir ! why did you delay that pleasure so long ? Quiz . I beg pardon , sir ; here ' THE HUMOROUS SPEAKER . 27.
... the contemplation of the Latin classics , I had almost forgotten to give you a letter from your son . Sir Ch . Bless me , sir ! why did you delay that pleasure so long ? Quiz . I beg pardon , sir ; here ' THE HUMOROUS SPEAKER . 27.
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... ( Gives a letter . ) Sir Ch . ( Puts on his spectacles and reads . ) " To Miss Clara . " Quiz . No , no , no - that's not it here ' tis . ( Takes the letter , and gives him another . ) Sir Ch . What Mr. Blackletter ? are you the bearer of ...
... ( Gives a letter . ) Sir Ch . ( Puts on his spectacles and reads . ) " To Miss Clara . " Quiz . No , no , no - that's not it here ' tis . ( Takes the letter , and gives him another . ) Sir Ch . What Mr. Blackletter ? are you the bearer of ...
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... give you a tolerable tight job on't . Hem ! We'll Pang . " Nil desperandum . " - Horace . begin in the old way , my lord . Talk on when you stumble , I check . Where was your lordship yesterday evening ? Lord D. At a consort . Pang ...
... give you a tolerable tight job on't . Hem ! We'll Pang . " Nil desperandum . " - Horace . begin in the old way , my lord . Talk on when you stumble , I check . Where was your lordship yesterday evening ? Lord D. At a consort . Pang ...
Page 38
... gives his eldest son , Master Drumstick's tutorer , three hundred a year , and , besides learning his pupil , he has to read my lord to sleep of an afternoon , and walk out with the lap - dogs and children . Now , if three hundred a ...
... gives his eldest son , Master Drumstick's tutorer , three hundred a year , and , besides learning his pupil , he has to read my lord to sleep of an afternoon , and walk out with the lap - dogs and children . Now , if three hundred a ...
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