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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... coast line . It is not quite cer- tain whether it was Divine Providence or our Board of Supervisors that restored the stability of our coast line by placing the powerful Captain Kenzel on it , whose soothing influence quieted the ...
... coast line . It is not quite cer- tain whether it was Divine Providence or our Board of Supervisors that restored the stability of our coast line by placing the powerful Captain Kenzel on it , whose soothing influence quieted the ...
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... coast line of the Baltic , lived a pious knight named Hans Meyer . Like all the knights of the period , Hans Meyer was in love , and , according to the enthusiastic custom of the country , killed off all the dear relations of his lady ...
... coast line of the Baltic , lived a pious knight named Hans Meyer . Like all the knights of the period , Hans Meyer was in love , and , according to the enthusiastic custom of the country , killed off all the dear relations of his lady ...
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... Coast Survey , it is true , had , by an algebraic formula perfectly known to themselves , succeeded in influencing the perigee in a way to make the moon fall on England ; but our esteemed brother Caxton , with a penstroke and a little ...
... Coast Survey , it is true , had , by an algebraic formula perfectly known to themselves , succeeded in influencing the perigee in a way to make the moon fall on England ; but our esteemed brother Caxton , with a penstroke and a little ...
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... coast line must have existed to a comparatively re- cent time , and is recorded by the term " Barbary Coast . " But here you see some other proof . You see the remains of a bivalve , closely related to a now living species . And here ...
... coast line must have existed to a comparatively re- cent time , and is recorded by the term " Barbary Coast . " But here you see some other proof . You see the remains of a bivalve , closely related to a now living species . And here ...
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... coast . My most sanguine expectations were real- ized , and I succeeded in securing the in- teresting objects which you see here and which will form the nucleus of a most valu- able archæological collection . The objects which are ...
... coast . My most sanguine expectations were real- ized , and I succeeded in securing the in- teresting objects which you see here and which will form the nucleus of a most valu- able archæological collection . The objects which are ...
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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.