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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... learned head of that seminary . Lord D. Oh , no , it wasn't for the matter of money . Pang . I do not think it was altogether the auri sacra fames . " - Virgil . Hem ! But this very day , my lord , at eleven o'clock , A. M. , the ...
... learned head of that seminary . Lord D. Oh , no , it wasn't for the matter of money . Pang . I do not think it was altogether the auri sacra fames . " - Virgil . Hem ! But this very day , my lord , at eleven o'clock , A. M. , the ...
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... learned denominate cacology , and which the vulgar call slip - slop . Lord D. I'm afraid , doctor , my cakelology will give you a tolerable tight job on't . Hem ! We'll Pang . " Nil desperandum . " - Horace . begin in the old way , my ...
... learned denominate cacology , and which the vulgar call slip - slop . Lord D. I'm afraid , doctor , my cakelology will give you a tolerable tight job on't . Hem ! We'll Pang . " Nil desperandum . " - Horace . begin in the old way , my ...
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... learned by rote , Or by coaxing , threats or promise tried To gain his support to the wrong side , " Nay , nay , " said John , with an angry frown , " Your coin is spurious — Nail it down ! " When told that kings had a right divine ...
... learned by rote , Or by coaxing , threats or promise tried To gain his support to the wrong side , " Nay , nay , " said John , with an angry frown , " Your coin is spurious — Nail it down ! " When told that kings had a right divine ...
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... learned to inlay their phraseology with variegated chips of exotic metaphor . By me , too , their inventive faculties were called forth . Yes , sir , by me they were instructed to clothe ideal walls with gratuitous fruits to insinuate ...
... learned to inlay their phraseology with variegated chips of exotic metaphor . By me , too , their inventive faculties were called forth . Yes , sir , by me they were instructed to clothe ideal walls with gratuitous fruits to insinuate ...
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... learned that ? " " Why , " replied the wit , " I just saw a print of you in a new publication called the Camp Magazine ; which , by - the - bye , is a very clever thing , and is sold at No. 3 , on the right hand of the way , two doors ...
... learned that ? " " Why , " replied the wit , " I just saw a print of you in a new publication called the Camp Magazine ; which , by - the - bye , is a very clever thing , and is sold at No. 3 , on the right hand of the way , two doors ...
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