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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... Hold on the reins , Or rather chains , That Wisdom throws o'er Fancy's strains ; For Fancy she's a mettlesome steed , That gives a thoughtless rider no heed ; Rushing right on - mud , gully , or mead , With a sort of geometric speed ...
... Hold on the reins , Or rather chains , That Wisdom throws o'er Fancy's strains ; For Fancy she's a mettlesome steed , That gives a thoughtless rider no heed ; Rushing right on - mud , gully , or mead , With a sort of geometric speed ...
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... Holds all entranced , I'll wing my flight , And pop on his nose ; and I'll bite , I'll bite ! There's a poet , I know , -in the still midnight He plies the pen by the taper's light , > f And wearied of earth , in a world The Mosquito's ...
... Holds all entranced , I'll wing my flight , And pop on his nose ; and I'll bite , I'll bite ! There's a poet , I know , -in the still midnight He plies the pen by the taper's light , > f And wearied of earth , in a world The Mosquito's ...
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... hold it to be the most absurd notion that ever entered into human imagination . I do not mean to be disrespectful , but the attempt of the lords to stop the progress of reform , re- minds me very forcibly of the great storm of Sidmouth ...
... hold it to be the most absurd notion that ever entered into human imagination . I do not mean to be disrespectful , but the attempt of the lords to stop the progress of reform , re- minds me very forcibly of the great storm of Sidmouth ...
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... hold on to the strings ! ) Remember the rule of the Jehu - tribe is , " Medio tutissimus ibis " , As the judge remarked to a rowdy Scotchman , ( Who was going to quod between two watchmen ! ) So mind your eye and spare your goad , Be ...
... hold on to the strings ! ) Remember the rule of the Jehu - tribe is , " Medio tutissimus ibis " , As the judge remarked to a rowdy Scotchman , ( Who was going to quod between two watchmen ! ) So mind your eye and spare your goad , Be ...
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... hold ' em there as fast as bricks ! BULLUM VERSUS BOATUM . - STEVENS , We shall now return to the law , for our laws are full of returns , and we shall show a compendium of law ; parts of practice in the twist of the tail of a wig . The ...
... hold ' em there as fast as bricks ! BULLUM VERSUS BOATUM . - STEVENS , We shall now return to the law , for our laws are full of returns , and we shall show a compendium of law ; parts of practice in the twist of the tail of a wig . The ...
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