Nonsense: Or Hits & Criticisms on the Follies of the DayG. W. Carleton & Company, 1869 - 274 עמודים |
מתוך הספר
תוצאות 1-5 מתוך 9
עמוד 15
... skin was no protection at all . We tried again , for the papers all say it's fun , and down came our Roman- Grecian nose on the cold julep material , and the little drops of crimson ran down our shirt - bosom , and on to the cold ice ...
... skin was no protection at all . We tried again , for the papers all say it's fun , and down came our Roman- Grecian nose on the cold julep material , and the little drops of crimson ran down our shirt - bosom , and on to the cold ice ...
עמוד 21
... skin saved at least two thousand perforations . All about the room , in the morning , were mosquitoes , plethoric with blood , loaded till they could not fly . We killed a few , but the job was too sanguinary , so we left them to their ...
... skin saved at least two thousand perforations . All about the room , in the morning , were mosquitoes , plethoric with blood , loaded till they could not fly . We killed a few , but the job was too sanguinary , so we left them to their ...
עמוד 111
... skin more eels , sing more psalms , know more of what was going on in the neighborhood , hear more scandal , sleep less nights , have more relatives , eat more beans , love myself and hate others more , and get more out of a dollar ...
... skin more eels , sing more psalms , know more of what was going on in the neighborhood , hear more scandal , sleep less nights , have more relatives , eat more beans , love myself and hate others more , and get more out of a dollar ...
עמוד 181
... skins in a garland and wreathed them about our neck as she sat there in maiden meditation fancy free , like a box of No. 11 boots . Then we said- " Oh ! Betsey Jerusha , thou hast spokenest with wisdom . I will converse with thee ...
... skins in a garland and wreathed them about our neck as she sat there in maiden meditation fancy free , like a box of No. 11 boots . Then we said- " Oh ! Betsey Jerusha , thou hast spokenest with wisdom . I will converse with thee ...
עמוד 183
... skin six a minute . I skin ' em and sling ' em over my shoulder into that are tub ; and kin keep one in the air all the time , and I ain't much of a skinnist , nuther ! " " Does it hurt the eel ? " " Why , of course it kills the eel ...
... skin six a minute . I skin ' em and sling ' em over my shoulder into that are tub ; and kin keep one in the air all the time , and I ain't much of a skinnist , nuther ! " " Does it hurt the eel ? " " Why , of course it kills the eel ...
מהדורות אחרות - הצג הכל
מונחים וביטויים נפוצים
Ange angel Anna Dickinson arms Aurelia beauty Betsey big organ Biluria boots Boston BRICK Brightwater Bulkins Bumroy button Buttonville CHAPTER chickens cider clams clothes cold crowd Deacon dear Dickens Ditto dollar eels Eulelia Jane eyes father feet felt folks gently girl grew hair hand handsome head heart Hexa horse hundred ice-water Jehiel John Brown John Brown's body Kalista kiss knew La Crosse legs lips looked Lordy Miranda Mirilda Miss Squiggles mosquito mother mustard never vash nice nigger night nose old lady old woman Oleum onions pants Pete petroleum Pic-Nic pickerel POMEROY pretty pull right smart roosters Sally Schneider school-marms Selah shust skates Sniveller struck swap horses tell thee things thought Tillinghast told took Tried Twas walk wan't waterfall whiskey young
קטעים בולטים
עמוד 39 - PSALM 131. heart not haughty is, O Lord, mine eyes not lofty be ; Nor do I deal in matters great, or things too high for me. 2 I surely have myself behav'd with quiet sp'rit and mild, As child of mother wean'd : my soul is like a weaned child. 3 Upon the Lord let all the hope of Israel rely, Ev'n from the time that present is unto eternity.
עמוד 228 - In every village mark'd with little spire, Embower'd in trees, an.d hardly known to fame, There dwells, in lowly shed and mean attire, A matron old, whom we Schoolmistress name : Who boasts unruly brats with birch to tame...
עמוד 18 - Take the left hand of the lady in your right ; let your hat go to any place out of the way ; throw the left hand gently over the shoulder of the lady, and let it fall down the right side, towards the belt.
עמוד 19 - Her left hand is in your right; let there be an impression to that, not like the grip of a vice, but a gentle clasp, full of electricity, thought, and respect. Don't be in a hurry. Her head lies carelessly on your shoulder. You are nearly heart to heart Look down into her half-closed eyes. Gently, yet manfully, press her to your bosom. Stand firm.
עמוד 47 - Drawler, on a nice rosewood piano, played that patriotic piece of music — " John Brown's body lies mouldering in the grave ! John Brown's body lies mouldering in the...
עמוד 227 - Thou false seducer of our hearts, begone 1 " but don't take the school-marms, for — " I loved Ophelia (a school-marm). Forty thousand brothers could not With all their quantity of love do more ! " How truly did Shenstone, who being a Shen-stone, was harder than a Brick, say — > " In every village marked with little spire...
עמוד 20 - ... body. Take good aim — the lips meet — the eyes close — the heart opens — the soul rides the storms, troubles, and sorrows of life (don't be in a hurry) — heaven opens before you — the world shoots from under your feet aa a meteor flashes athwart the evening sky (don't be afraid) — the nerves dance before the justerected altar of love as zephyrs dance with the dew-trimmed flowers — the heart forgets its bitterness, and the art of kissing is learned ! No noise — no fuss — no...