Nonsense: Or Hits & Criticisms on the Follies of the DayG. W. Carleton & Company, 1869 - 274 עמודים |
מתוך הספר
תוצאות 1-5 מתוך 18
עמוד 24
... " ' twas a pity he drank . " An old veteran , with a paunch full of ' alf and ' alf - blood and whiskey - sat on the table , reading Les Misérables , while his wife was under the stove trying 24 Mosquitoes on a Bender .
... " ' twas a pity he drank . " An old veteran , with a paunch full of ' alf and ' alf - blood and whiskey - sat on the table , reading Les Misérables , while his wife was under the stove trying 24 Mosquitoes on a Bender .
עמוד 25
... wife was under the stove trying to mend her broken wing with a limpsey toothpick . She looked disgusted ! Another one combed his hair with a paper of pins , tied a piece of white paper about his neck , pasted a five - cent infernal ...
... wife was under the stove trying to mend her broken wing with a limpsey toothpick . She looked disgusted ! Another one combed his hair with a paper of pins , tied a piece of white paper about his neck , pasted a five - cent infernal ...
עמוד 27
... wife , a sickly - looking lady of her tribe , was gnawing at the bed - post , thinking it a bologna . Another one , evidently an old maid , sat under the sofa milking the cat , while her sister was crowding a pair of woollen drawers ...
... wife , a sickly - looking lady of her tribe , was gnawing at the bed - post , thinking it a bologna . Another one , evidently an old maid , sat under the sofa milking the cat , while her sister was crowding a pair of woollen drawers ...
עמוד 73
... wife ! My folks said it was wrong ; but love knew better . It wasn't much of a catch for either of us ; but ' twas the best we could do ! My folks didn't favor the alliance . Aurelia's derivatives , seeing in my little gait , in my ...
... wife ! My folks said it was wrong ; but love knew better . It wasn't much of a catch for either of us ; but ' twas the best we could do ! My folks didn't favor the alliance . Aurelia's derivatives , seeing in my little gait , in my ...
עמוד 93
... wife to read , would want . He can eat a horse and chase the rider up a tree any day , and were it not for his peculiarities , would be a fine dog . He'll eat anything , from an inkstand to a linen night - shirt - from a pound of ...
... wife to read , would want . He can eat a horse and chase the rider up a tree any day , and were it not for his peculiarities , would be a fine dog . He'll eat anything , from an inkstand to a linen night - shirt - from a pound of ...
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...