Traits of American Humour, 第 2 卷Thomas Chandler Haliburton Colburn and Company, 1852 |
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... that philosophy is but a barometrical affair , and that he who is proof against sorrow when the air is clear and bracing , may be a very miserable wretch , with no greater cause , when the wind sits in PETER BRUSH . 29.
... that philosophy is but a barometrical affair , and that he who is proof against sorrow when the air is clear and bracing , may be a very miserable wretch , with no greater cause , when the wind sits in PETER BRUSH . 29.
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... clearly understood by the court and jury , I should not so long have trespassed upon your time and patience . Come forward , Mr. Harris , and be sworn . So forward comes the witness , a fat , shuffy old man , a " leetle " corned , and ...
... clearly understood by the court and jury , I should not so long have trespassed upon your time and patience . Come forward , Mr. Harris , and be sworn . So forward comes the witness , a fat , shuffy old man , a " leetle " corned , and ...
第 90 頁
... clear down to her belt ribbun , and sich butiful rosy chaeks , and lips as red as a cock Red - burd in snow time , and how she squeased my hand when I gin her a oringe that I gin six cents for — I didn't grudge the price . Mr. Porter ...
... clear down to her belt ribbun , and sich butiful rosy chaeks , and lips as red as a cock Red - burd in snow time , and how she squeased my hand when I gin her a oringe that I gin six cents for — I didn't grudge the price . Mr. Porter ...
第 143 頁
... the stable - floor . Trap - door happened to be open , and down went his hind legs , clear to the hips . There I had him foul . " 66 Yes , you did , ” replied his friend . " I got a piece o ' plank , an WHY HE DISPOSED OF THE HORSE . 143.
... the stable - floor . Trap - door happened to be open , and down went his hind legs , clear to the hips . There I had him foul . " 66 Yes , you did , ” replied his friend . " I got a piece o ' plank , an WHY HE DISPOSED OF THE HORSE . 143.
第 147 頁
... clear as preaching . " There was my grandfather ; Uncle Tim , who was the greatest hand at raising onions in our part of the country , but " not know- ing metaphysics , had no notion of the true reason of his not being sad ; " my Aunt ...
... clear as preaching . " There was my grandfather ; Uncle Tim , who was the greatest hand at raising onions in our part of the country , but " not know- ing metaphysics , had no notion of the true reason of his not being sad ; " my Aunt ...
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第 184 頁 - O, now you weep; and, I perceive, you feel The dint of pity : these are gracious drops. Kind souls, what ! weep you, when you but behold Our Caesar's vesture wounded ? Look you here, Here is himself, marr'd, as you see, with traitors.
第 11 頁 - Thiers, it appears, has also derived much valuable information. Many interesting memoirs, diaries, and letters, all hitherto unpublished, and most of them destined, for political reasons, to remain so, have been placed at his disposal, while all the leading characters of the empire, who were alive when the author undertook the present history, have supplied him with a mass of...
第 1 頁 - 11 keep the people in blindness, — Thet we the Mexicuns can thrash Right inter brotherly kindness, Thet bombshells, grape, an' powder 'n' ball Air good-will's strongest magnets, Thet peace, to make it stick at all, Must be druv in with bagnets. In short, I firmly du believe In Humbug generally, Fer it 'sa thing thet I perceive To hev a solid vally ; This heth my faithful shepherd ben, In pasturs sweet heth led me, An' this '11 keep the people green To feed ez they hev fed me.
第 1 頁 - I du believe in bein' this Or thet, ez it may happen One way or t' other hendiest is To ketch the people nappin' ; It aint by princerples nor men My preudunt course is steadied, — I scent wich pays the best, an
第 11 頁 - ... has also derived much valuable information. Many interesting memoirs, diaries, and letters, all hitherto unpublished, and most of them destined for political reasons to remain so, have been placed at his disposal ; while all the leading characters of the empire, who were alive when the author undertook the present history, have supplied him with a mass of incidents and anecdotes which have never before appeared in print, and the accuracy and value of which may be inferred from the fact of these...
第 16 頁 - LIGHTS AND SHADES OF MILITARY LIFE. Edited by Lieut.-Gen. Sir CHARLES NAPIER, GCB, Commander-inChief in India, &c. 1 vol., 8vo, 10s. 6d. bound. "A narrative of stirring interest, which should be in the hands of every officer in her Majesty's service."— Globe.
第 9 頁 - HISTORIC SCENES. By AGNES STRICKLAND. Author of " Lives of the Queens of England," &c. 1 vol., post 8vo, elegantly bound, with Portrait of the Author, 10s. 6d. " This attractive volume is replete with interest. Like Miss Strickland's former works, it will be found, we doubt not, in the hands of youthful branches of a family as well as in those of their parents, to all and each of whom it cannot fail to be alike amusing and instructive.
第 7 頁 - It connects, in many instances, the new with the old nobility, and it will in all cases show the cause which has influenced the revival of an extinct dignity in a new creation. It should be particularly noticed, that this new work appertains nearly as much to extant as to extinct persons of distinction; for though dignities pass away, it rarely occurs that whole families do.