The World's Wit and Humor: An Encyclopedia of the Classic Wit and Humor of All Ages and Nations ...Lionel Strachey Review of Reviews Company, 1912 |
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第141页 - my friend, have you found nothing that shocked you in writing it over? Some neglect, perhaps, in the style, or improper term ? " " Oh, sir," answered I, with an air of modesty, " I am not learned enough to make critical observations; and if I were, I am persuaded
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