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 59
... larval existence , breathing through anal tubes and feeding on animal- culæ not belonging to him , but to another class ; as some specimens of our own spe- cies are ashamed of their juvenile depreda- tions in garden. THE HOOT OF THE OWL .
... larval existence , breathing through anal tubes and feeding on animal- culæ not belonging to him , but to another class ; as some specimens of our own spe- cies are ashamed of their juvenile depreda- tions in garden. THE HOOT OF THE OWL .
Página 66
... animal was especially created to run around a mountain - side in Oregon , sufficiently distant to escape imme- diate ... animals proved to be of opposite sexes , this arrangement was evidently in- tended to introduce them to each other ...
... animal was especially created to run around a mountain - side in Oregon , sufficiently distant to escape imme- diate ... animals proved to be of opposite sexes , this arrangement was evidently in- tended to introduce them to each other ...
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... animal does not belong to our Bohemian brother Caxton ; we owe it to one of the appropriation scientists who occupies a po- sition in Berkeley and in the hearts of our grangers , and who wants only an initiative to run through a whole ...
... animal does not belong to our Bohemian brother Caxton ; we owe it to one of the appropriation scientists who occupies a po- sition in Berkeley and in the hearts of our grangers , and who wants only an initiative to run through a whole ...
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... animal fed exclusively on boa constrictors . Anybody that has con- ferred with Montgomery Queen on the price of boa ... animal has lived one hundred and twenty - five years before the Flood . That arrow - head that looks like a fragment ...
... animal fed exclusively on boa constrictors . Anybody that has con- ferred with Montgomery Queen on the price of boa ... animal has lived one hundred and twenty - five years before the Flood . That arrow - head that looks like a fragment ...
Página 73
... animal the enormous length of one hundred and sev- enty - five feet . Now is the time ! This picture of the animal is taken after a photograph by Bradley & Rulofson . As you see THE SHOWMAN . THE SHOWMAN.
... animal the enormous length of one hundred and sev- enty - five feet . Now is the time ! This picture of the animal is taken after a photograph by Bradley & Rulofson . As you see THE SHOWMAN . THE SHOWMAN.
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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.