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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... bills . But if my bill is weak , I nevertheless respect large bills and admire the courage that meets them . Owing to the weakness of my bill , I am a bird of few words ; as the immortal poet Bromley sings : " There was an owl that ...
... bills . But if my bill is weak , I nevertheless respect large bills and admire the courage that meets them . Owing to the weakness of my bill , I am a bird of few words ; as the immortal poet Bromley sings : " There was an owl that ...
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... Bill Nye , and many others of world - wide fame . I received here new conceptions of many things ; and if I count a few triumphs in literature , I owe them to Bohemian conver- sations , to ideas which I imbibed ( with other THE HOOT OF ...
... Bill Nye , and many others of world - wide fame . I received here new conceptions of many things ; and if I count a few triumphs in literature , I owe them to Bohemian conver- sations , to ideas which I imbibed ( with other THE HOOT OF ...
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... bill , and when he gets a bill he leaves it unsettled . " The only instance of a progressive being on this planet is the owl . " The human race is fast degenerating . Look at the descendant of a Northern sea- king selling liquor as an ...
... bill , and when he gets a bill he leaves it unsettled . " The only instance of a progressive being on this planet is the owl . " The human race is fast degenerating . Look at the descendant of a Northern sea- king selling liquor as an ...
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... held it this way , and you easily would have found that it is a bill for washing and ironing . When I represented my country in Tien Tsin , I received every week a document of similar character ; in fact , it was the only THE MOSQUITO.
... held it this way , and you easily would have found that it is a bill for washing and ironing . When I represented my country in Tien Tsin , I received every week a document of similar character ; in fact , it was the only THE MOSQUITO.
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... bill , ' You tam fool , ' which means , payment received , and is also the polite style by which foreigners are ad- dressed in Tien Tsin . " This explanation did not satisfy me , so I interviewed Mr. Marshall , who has lent me several ...
... bill , ' You tam fool , ' which means , payment received , and is also the polite style by which foreigners are ad- dressed in Tien Tsin . " This explanation did not satisfy me , so I interviewed Mr. Marshall , who has lent me several ...
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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.