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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... ANCIENT BOHEMIANS ON TEMPERANCE A NEW PHILOSOPHICAL INSTRUMENT EDUCATIONAL METHODS IMMORAL PHILOSOPHY THE BACHELOR . LOVE THANKSGIVING DAY ON TRUTH • 125 · 129 135 141 145 151 157 161 169 . 173 LETTER FROM THE BEAR WHO SWAM ACROSS THE ...
... ANCIENT BOHEMIANS ON TEMPERANCE A NEW PHILOSOPHICAL INSTRUMENT EDUCATIONAL METHODS IMMORAL PHILOSOPHY THE BACHELOR . LOVE THANKSGIVING DAY ON TRUTH • 125 · 129 135 141 145 151 157 161 169 . 173 LETTER FROM THE BEAR WHO SWAM ACROSS THE ...
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... ancient order had originally the ob- ject to protect the genius of the reporter against the want of appreciation by an un- enlightened public , as well as the narrow- minded and merely mercenary views of the newspaper - owners ...
... ancient order had originally the ob- ject to protect the genius of the reporter against the want of appreciation by an un- enlightened public , as well as the narrow- minded and merely mercenary views of the newspaper - owners ...
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... this circumstance he becomes a self- made man , and as such is the first instance of a self - made man in the ancient dynasty that rules the Bohemian Club . IT is one of the greatest blessings of this century THE HOOT OF THE OWL . 23.
... this circumstance he becomes a self- made man , and as such is the first instance of a self - made man in the ancient dynasty that rules the Bohemian Club . IT is one of the greatest blessings of this century THE HOOT OF THE OWL . 23.
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... ancients was rediscovered . There they found the venerable antiquity at a depth of two hundred and seventy - five feet below the bottom of the Red Sea , in a shaft perforating the metamorphic formations of the surface , on a stratum of ...
... ancients was rediscovered . There they found the venerable antiquity at a depth of two hundred and seventy - five feet below the bottom of the Red Sea , in a shaft perforating the metamorphic formations of the surface , on a stratum of ...
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... ancient Egyptians knew the corkscrew . The hiero- glyphic sign heretofore believed to rep- resent a snake is in fact the hieratic representation of a corkscrew slightly out of shape . But the discovery of this im- portant instrument was ...
... ancient Egyptians knew the corkscrew . The hiero- glyphic sign heretofore believed to rep- resent a snake is in fact the hieratic representation of a corkscrew slightly out of shape . But the discovery of this im- portant instrument was ...
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Palavras e frases frequentes
Academy of Sciences æsthetics alcohol ancient animal bachelor beautiful belongs bill birch body Bohemian brethren Bohemian brother Bohemian brother Caxton Bohemian Club brass butterfly Calamus Rotang California called celebrated circumstance coast corkscrew Cucurbitaceae Daniel O'Connell demonstrations a posteriori discovered discovery drinks elor enlightened existence fact female flowers frequently gracious Sire Greek gyascutus Hans Meyer Haruspices hazel heroes hoc signo vinces human ical inscrutable wisdom insects Irish Jarl Julius Cæsar lady lecture Legislature living look mastodon ment meridian microbe Midsummer High Jinks mind modern moon moral phil mosquito never night oath object ocean organization Paul Neumann plants prehistoric present Professor propagated race rattan recollect rings of Saturn sacred scientist Sir Godfrey species spiral spiritual staminate Street suicide temperate Tien Tsin tion traces of Bohemian transmutation trees Truth vice virtue 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.