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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... me the remedy was infallible , and added : " The whole night I had the most excruciating toothache , but did n't feel it because I was drunk . " The mosquito ( Tipula pipiens ) belongs to the class 56 THE HOOT OF THE OWL .
... me the remedy was infallible , and added : " The whole night I had the most excruciating toothache , but did n't feel it because I was drunk . " The mosquito ( Tipula pipiens ) belongs to the class 56 THE HOOT OF THE OWL .
Página 57
Hans Herman Behr. The mosquito ( Tipula pipiens ) belongs to the class of Diptera , which class easily can be distinguished from the rest of insects by its species having one pair of wings and three pairs of legs . Angels also have a ...
Hans Herman Behr. The mosquito ( Tipula pipiens ) belongs to the class of Diptera , which class easily can be distinguished from the rest of insects by its species having one pair of wings and three pairs of legs . Angels also have a ...
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... belongs to grammar , not to law . 2. Oaths , as we all know , are recorded . in heaven , and our system , by which a notary public simply enters a note referring to the bet , saves a world of trouble to the recording angel , who now ...
... belongs to grammar , not to law . 2. Oaths , as we all know , are recorded . in heaven , and our system , by which a notary public simply enters a note referring to the bet , saves a world of trouble to the recording angel , who now ...
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... belongs to a great genius . As love is a matter of great antiquity and the discussion of it will occupy more than one evening , I have found it necessary to arrange it under three heads : I. Love , from a metaphysical point of view . II ...
... belongs to a great genius . As love is a matter of great antiquity and the discussion of it will occupy more than one evening , I have found it necessary to arrange it under three heads : I. Love , from a metaphysical point of view . II ...
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... belongs to the natural or- der of Cucurbitacea , a family of doubtful affinities . According to the immortal Lin- næus , who invented the sexual system ( for before him we all propagated by generatio æquivoca ) , the Cucurbitaceae belong ...
... belongs to the natural or- der of Cucurbitacea , a family of doubtful affinities . According to the immortal Lin- næus , who invented the sexual system ( for before him we all propagated by generatio æquivoca ) , the Cucurbitaceae belong ...
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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.