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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... Talk about the Blucs .. DIALOGUE - Fit for a Lawyer .. DIALOGUE - Pedantry .. Do as other People Do ... John Littlejohn .... The Dream of Dædalus . Aunt Hetty's Reflections on Matrimony . The Threatened Invasion . DIALOGUE - Six Months ...
... Talk about the Blucs .. DIALOGUE - Fit for a Lawyer .. DIALOGUE - Pedantry .. Do as other People Do ... John Littlejohn .... The Dream of Dædalus . Aunt Hetty's Reflections on Matrimony . The Threatened Invasion . DIALOGUE - Six Months ...
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... Talking Latin . Queer Mistake . Incidents of Travel .. PAGE Kenny 199 Horace Smith 200 Hood 202 .Anon . 205 Anon . 207 ..Anon . 209 .Anon . 211 Allingham 212 .Anon . 217 Cowper 218 Goldsmith 219 Mcore 220 C. Mathews 222 T. II . Bayley ...
... Talking Latin . Queer Mistake . Incidents of Travel .. PAGE Kenny 199 Horace Smith 200 Hood 202 .Anon . 205 Anon . 207 ..Anon . 209 .Anon . 211 Allingham 212 .Anon . 217 Cowper 218 Goldsmith 219 Mcore 220 C. Mathews 222 T. II . Bayley ...
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... talk of color in the law , for the law can color anything . This cause being afterwards left to a reference , upon the award , both bull and boat were acquitted , it being proved that the tide of the river carried them both away ; upon ...
... talk of color in the law , for the law can color anything . This cause being afterwards left to a reference , upon the award , both bull and boat were acquitted , it being proved that the tide of the river carried them both away ; upon ...
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... 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 , tupso , etupha . " Can ...
... 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 , tupso , etupha . " Can ...
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... TALK ABOUT THE BLUES . Gumbo . I say , Sam Jonsing , what for you look so sober dis morning ? You ' most allers ar larfin , but now your face looks as gloomy and brack as dis last spell ob wedder . Jonsing . Wy , child , I feels bad ...
... TALK ABOUT THE BLUES . Gumbo . I say , Sam Jonsing , what for you look so sober dis morning ? You ' most allers ar larfin , but now your face looks as gloomy and brack as dis last spell ob wedder . Jonsing . Wy , child , I feels bad ...
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