Wit and Humor of the Age: Comprising Wit, Humor, Pathos, Ridicule, Satires, Dialects, PunsStar Publishing Company, 1883 - 766 עמודים |
מתוך הספר
תוצאות 1-5 מתוך 89
עמוד 5
... ELI PERKINS , WITH THE PHILOSOPHY OF WIT AND HUMOR BY MELVILLE D. LANDON , A. M. Copyright 1883 by L. W. Yaggy . Illustrated . STAR PUBLISHING COMPANY , CHICAGO . RF2410 HARVARD COLLEGE LIBRARY Some Readers of This Volume .
... ELI PERKINS , WITH THE PHILOSOPHY OF WIT AND HUMOR BY MELVILLE D. LANDON , A. M. Copyright 1883 by L. W. Yaggy . Illustrated . STAR PUBLISHING COMPANY , CHICAGO . RF2410 HARVARD COLLEGE LIBRARY Some Readers of This Volume .
עמוד 78
... fence . The point of the maelstrom was sticking out of his mouth . " Good gracious ! " said Maronette . Holy smoke ! " exclaimed Goudenay . It was Lippiatt . Honesty That Surprised the Miner . Eli Perkins . In 13 HUMOR .
... fence . The point of the maelstrom was sticking out of his mouth . " Good gracious ! " said Maronette . Holy smoke ! " exclaimed Goudenay . It was Lippiatt . Honesty That Surprised the Miner . Eli Perkins . In 13 HUMOR .
עמוד 79
... Eli Perkins . In Denver , years ago , when Denver was made up of a popu- ation of robbers , gamblers and adventurers , there used to be a miners ' bank , a bank where miners deposited bags of gold - dust , or sold it for currency . In ...
... Eli Perkins . In Denver , years ago , when Denver was made up of a popu- ation of robbers , gamblers and adventurers , there used to be a miners ' bank , a bank where miners deposited bags of gold - dust , or sold it for currency . In ...
עמוד 83
... Eli Perkins on Printing and Publishing . A beautiful young authoress went to George W. Carleton , the publisher , to get him to print a book for her . " But I do not print books , " said Mr. Carleton , “ I am a publisher . " " Well ...
... Eli Perkins on Printing and Publishing . A beautiful young authoress went to George W. Carleton , the publisher , to get him to print a book for her . " But I do not print books , " said Mr. Carleton , “ I am a publisher . " " Well ...
עמוד 85
... Eli Perkins . Mr. Travers , who stammers enough to make a story inter- esting , went into a bird fancier's , in Center street , to buy a parrot . " H - h - have you got a - a - all kinds of b - b - birds ? " asked Mr. T. " Yes , sir ...
... Eli Perkins . Mr. Travers , who stammers enough to make a story inter- esting , went into a bird fancier's , in Center street , to buy a parrot . " H - h - have you got a - a - all kinds of b - b - birds ? " asked Mr. T. " Yes , sir ...
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ain't Annabel Lee answered Antisthenes Aristippus asked baby beautiful Ben Butler Bill Bill Nye called cents church clergyman conductor court Daniel Drew dead dear doctor dollars Douglas Jerrold Eli Perkins exclaimed eyes face father fellah fellow fire fool gentleman George Peck girl give hand head hear heard heart honor horse humor Irish Irishman Josh Billings judge jury killed kiss kitchee knew kurnel laugh laughter lawyer little boy live look Macbeth mamma Mark Twain married Melissy Miss morning mother mouth mule never nigger night once poor pretty remarked replied Rufus Choate Spoopendyke story street sweet syllogism talk tell thing thought told took turned Uncle walked whisky wife window witness woman York young lady
קטעים בולטים
עמוד 146 - It was many and many a year ago, In a kingdom by the sea, That a maiden there lived whom you may know By the name of Annabel Lee ; And this maiden she lived with no other thought Than to love and be loved by me.
עמוד 11 - The evil that men do lives after them, The good is oft interred with their bones; So let it be with Caesar.
עמוד 146 - The angels, not half so happy in Heaven, Went envying her and me Yes! that was the reason (as all men know. In this kingdom by the sea) That the wind came out of the cloud by night. Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee.
עמוד 27 - In the scene that ensued I did not take a hand ; But the floor it was strewed Like the leaves on the strand With the cards that Ah Sin had been hiding, In the game
עמוד 247 - Lee : For the moon never beams, without bringing me dreams Of the beautiful Annabel Lee, And the stars never rise, but I feel the bright eyes Of the beautiful Annabel Lee...
עמוד 137 - TREAD softly! bow the head — In reverent silence bow ! No passing bell doth toll; Yet an immortal soul Is passing now. Stranger, however great, With lowly reverence bow! There's one in that poor shed — One by that paltry bed — Greater than thou.
עמוד 697 - An' peeked in thru' the winder, An' there sot Huldy all alone, 'ith no one nigh to hender. A fireplace filled the room's one side With half a cord o' wood in — There warn't no stoves (tell comfort died) To bake ye to a puddin'.
עמוד 697 - em, danced 'em, druv 'em, Fust this one, an' then thet, by spells— All is, he couldn't love 'em. But long o' her his veins 'ould run All crinkly like curled maple, The side she breshed felt full o' sun Ez a south slope in Ap'il.
עמוד 27 - It was August the third, And quite soft was the skies; Which it might be inferred That Ah Sin was likewise; Yet he played it that day upon William And me in a way I despise. Which we had a small game, And Ah Sin took a hand; It was euchre — the same He did not understand ; But he smiled as he sat by the table With the smile that was childlike and bland.
עמוד 731 - Little Nanny Etticoat, In a white petticoat, And a red nose; The longer she stands, The shorter she grows.