The World's Wit and Humor: An Encyclopedia of the Classic Wit and Humor of All Ages and Nations ..., 第 14 卷Lionel Strachey, Joel Chandler Harris, Andrew Lang, Brander Matthews, William Hayes Ward, Horatio Sheafe Krans Review of Reviews Company, 1912 |
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Alad Ananzi Apoth asked Aslak AUGUST STRINDBERG Baboon bagpipes Beaujolais beautiful began better BURGOMASTER called Caraiman Chichikov cried croco crocodile crowns daughter dear devil Dobchinski dogheads door Echo Elyona Ivanovna exclaimed eyes father fellow fool George Dasent girl give Gulden hair hand head heard heart Heaven Henrik Hovstad Ivan Ivanovich Ivan Matvyeich Jozef Justinian Katya lady laughed Lion listen live looked Lord maid marry morning Moscow nabob never Nieuwersluis once peasant play Post Quanqua rubles Saint Peter Sanskrit Saratov serfs shepherd sitting sluggard Stock STOCKMANN stop Strömbom stupid Swiatecki talk tell there's thing thou thought Timofei Semyonich told took truth turned Vidra voice whole wife wish woman words Yegor Savich young storks Zora
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