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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... hear of in my life . ( Aside . ) } } Sir Ch . How sweetly the first of them begins ! Quiz . Very sweetly , indeed , sir . ( Aside . ) Bless me ! I wish he would change the subject . Sir Ch ። Tytere tu patula recubans ; " faith 2 THE ...
... hear of in my life . ( Aside . ) } } Sir Ch . How sweetly the first of them begins ! Quiz . Very sweetly , indeed , sir . ( Aside . ) Bless me ! I wish he would change the subject . Sir Ch ። Tytere tu patula recubans ; " faith 2 THE ...
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... hear a Jews - harp . • Sir Ch . Talking of music , though - the Greek is the lan- guage for that . Quiz . Truly is it . Sir Ch . Even the conjugations of the verbs far excel the finest sonata of Pleyel or Handel . For instance , " tupto ...
... hear a Jews - harp . • Sir Ch . Talking of music , though - the Greek is the lan- guage for that . Quiz . Truly is it . Sir Ch . Even the conjugations of the verbs far excel the finest sonata of Pleyel or Handel . For instance , " tupto ...
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... hear the reading of the will . ' Squire Drawl knows how things should be done , though he is as air - tight as one of your beer - barrels . But here comes the young reprobate . He must be present , as a matter of course , you know ...
... hear the reading of the will . ' Squire Drawl knows how things should be done , though he is as air - tight as one of your beer - barrels . But here comes the young reprobate . He must be present , as a matter of course , you know ...
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... hear you simplify what dis bloos is . Jonsing . Wy , wy , Pete , you don't know notin ' . I tort you'd more acquaintance wid de flossify ob de human mind . Well , you see , wen a man's got de bloos , he looks forard into de coming ...
... hear you simplify what dis bloos is . Jonsing . Wy , wy , Pete , you don't know notin ' . I tort you'd more acquaintance wid de flossify ob de human mind . Well , you see , wen a man's got de bloos , he looks forard into de coming ...
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... hear , my lord " Lend me your ears . ' Shakspeare again . Hem ! ' tis not unknown to your lordship , and the no less literary world , that the Caledonian University of Aberdeen long since conferred upon me the dignity of L. L. D .; and ...
... hear , my lord " Lend me your ears . ' Shakspeare again . Hem ! ' tis not unknown to your lordship , and the no less literary world , that the Caledonian University of Aberdeen long since conferred upon me the dignity of L. L. D .; and ...
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