The Hoot of the OwlA. M. Robertson, 1904 - 227 páginas A collection of short humorous essays and addresses. Some concern, or were delivered as talks to, the Bohemian Club of San Francisco. |
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Página 42
... according to the enthusiastic custom of the country , killed off all the dear relations of his lady love . By an unaccount- able neglect he omitted to kill his mother- in - law , and this proved to be the beginning of a long series of ...
... according to the enthusiastic custom of the country , killed off all the dear relations of his lady love . By an unaccount- able neglect he omitted to kill his mother- in - law , and this proved to be the beginning of a long series of ...
Página 43
... according to the rules of the mild patriarchal government of the region , he was allowed for several months inside of a penitentiary , to study the charmingly adapted architecture of the place , and then was put on board of a vessel ...
... according to the rules of the mild patriarchal government of the region , he was allowed for several months inside of a penitentiary , to study the charmingly adapted architecture of the place , and then was put on board of a vessel ...
Página 67
... according to exact astronomical calculations , would have brought that ce- lestial body in sixteen days , eight hours , and thirty - five minutes in contact with the earth . As the clash would take place south of Market Street , and ...
... according to exact astronomical calculations , would have brought that ce- lestial body in sixteen days , eight hours , and thirty - five minutes in contact with the earth . As the clash would take place south of Market Street , and ...
Página 90
... according to the reporters of our news- papers , " Yankee division " ; but the discov- ery of its exact nature was reserved for our Bohemian astronomer , Colonel Hawes , who has spent many nights watching the rings of Saturn through ...
... according to the reporters of our news- papers , " Yankee division " ; but the discov- ery of its exact nature was reserved for our Bohemian astronomer , Colonel Hawes , who has spent many nights watching the rings of Saturn through ...
Página 115
... According to their statement , they were called bones by the prehistoric Indian , from the Latin words " bonus bona bon , " which means a bone , for they were made out of the bone of the untamed mastodon of the plains . They served for ...
... According to their statement , they were called bones by the prehistoric Indian , from the Latin words " bonus bona bon , " which means a bone , for they were made out of the bone of the untamed mastodon of the plains . They served for ...
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Palavras e frases frequentes
Academy of Sciences æsthetics ancient animal antediluvian asafoetida bachelor beautiful bill body Bohemian brethren Bohemian brother Bohemian Club bold Jarl brass brother Caxton butterfly California called celebrated circumstance coast corkscrew Cucurbitaceae Daniel O'Connell dear discovered discovery Divine Providence drink existence experience fact fish frequently glass gracious Sire Greek green Hans Meyer hazel head heroes human race ical inscrutable wisdom insects instance Irish Julius Cæsar kiss lady larval lecture Legislature living look mastodon ment Meyer microbe Midsummer High Jinks mind Miss Allbustle mosquito mother-in-law natural selection never night Numa Pompilius oath object ocean organization oyster Paul Neumann prehistoric present Professor recollect rings of Saturn sacred San Francisco scientist species spiral spiritual Street suicide temperate Tien Tsin tion Tommy trees Truth vice virtue whole wisdom of Divine words
Passagens conhecidas
Página 11 - A wise old owl lived in an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke the more he heard. Why can't we all be like that wise old bird?
Página 121 - Captain's honor the neighboring trees were decorated with girls bound fast and awaiting the moment when they should be served at the royal table. One of the most toothsome was destined for the dinner of the distinguished guest; and when the Captain was asked in what style he would have his girl served up, he astonished his cannibal friends with the words: "Your Majesty, I'll take mine raw.
Página 14 - My aunt was an elderly lady, not exactly prepossessing in her exterior, but shockingly virtuous and as unmarried as possible. Her favorite beverage was tea of valerian with a stick in it of sulphuric ether. She wore green spectacles, always felt miserable and respectable, and between asafoetida and valerian led a most unhappy life.
Página 14 - ... and talked virtue and gossip. It took considerable time before I could separate the idea of virtue from that of green...
Página 14 - She wore green spectacles, always felt miserable and respectable, and between asafoetida and valerian led a most unhappy life. Her only occupation was virtue. In her leisure hours she made a most interesting collection of medicine-bottles and pill-boxes, of all shapes and sizes.