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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... matter of course , you know . [ Enter FRANK MILLINGTON . ] Your serv- ant , young gentleman . So your benefactress has left you , at last ? Swipes . It is a painful thing to part with 30 THE HUMOROUS SPEAKER . DIALOGUE-The Will Anon.
... matter of course , you know . [ Enter FRANK MILLINGTON . ] Your serv- ant , young gentleman . So your benefactress has left you , at last ? Swipes . It is a painful thing to part with 30 THE HUMOROUS SPEAKER . DIALOGUE-The Will Anon.
Page 35
... 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 Society of Arts , in consequence , as they were pleased to say , of my ...
... 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 Society of Arts , in consequence , as they were pleased to say , of my ...
Page 36
... I forgot where - no matter - hem ! The Right Honorable Daniel ( Writing . ) Lord D. Dowlas . Pang . ( Writing . ) Dowlas- " filthy Dow ! ' hem ! Shak- speare . The Right Honorable Daniel Dowlas , Baron Duberly 36 THE HUMOROUS SPEAKER .
... I forgot where - no matter - hem ! The Right Honorable Daniel ( Writing . ) Lord D. Dowlas . Pang . ( Writing . ) Dowlas- " filthy Dow ! ' hem ! Shak- speare . The Right Honorable Daniel Dowlas , Baron Duberly 36 THE HUMOROUS SPEAKER .
Page 44
... matter - the matter ; When bang through the skylight came down upon my light , Lord Brougham in a deuce of a clatter - a clatter . In terror I awoke , crying this is no joke , And jumped smack out of bed like Priam - King Priam : And I ...
... matter - the matter ; When bang through the skylight came down upon my light , Lord Brougham in a deuce of a clatter - a clatter . In terror I awoke , crying this is no joke , And jumped smack out of bed like Priam - King Priam : And I ...
Page 59
... matter was never scientifically treated , nor reduced to rule before . Sneer . Reduced to rule ? Puff . O lud , sir ! you are very ignorant , I am afraid . Yes , sir , puffing is of various sorts . The principal are : the puff direct ...
... matter was never scientifically treated , nor reduced to rule before . Sneer . Reduced to rule ? Puff . O lud , sir ! you are very ignorant , I am afraid . Yes , sir , puffing is of various sorts . The principal are : the puff direct ...
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Balt Bates better Biggs black crows Blackletter Bless bolt Bouncer Brahmin bull col-o-nel cried dear Dick Digit doctor door Eger Elihu Enter eyes Feeb fellow gentlemen Gil Blas give Greg hand head hear heard heart honor hope Jonathan Smith Jovanny King knock Lady Lady D larn latten live look lord lordship ma'am madam matter mean mind Miss morning neighbor never night nose Number o'er Old F Old Sorrel once Pang Pangloss poor Pray pretty Puff Quiz replied rogue round salt salt-box sare Sesq Shopm Sir Ch sleep Snacks Sneer Squire Statius sure Swipes talk tell thee there's thet thing thou thought twas verger ween what's wife wish wonder young