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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... follow a parallel course . The object of both is charity . Not that charity which sends ice - cream to the Greenlanders and skates to the people on the sources of old Nile ; no , true charity begins at home . And where are we more at ...
... follow a parallel course . The object of both is charity . Not that charity which sends ice - cream to the Greenlanders and skates to the people on the sources of old Nile ; no , true charity begins at home . And where are we more at ...
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... follows : " DEAR SIR : " SAN FRANCISCO , Dec. 29 , 1874 . " Before I addressed these lines to you I hesitated to choose between you and Rev. Bromley , whose nocturnal habits and per- sonal appearance are so much like my own ; but ...
... follows : " DEAR SIR : " SAN FRANCISCO , Dec. 29 , 1874 . " Before I addressed these lines to you I hesitated to choose between you and Rev. Bromley , whose nocturnal habits and per- sonal appearance are so much like my own ; but ...
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... follow- ing words : " My young friend , this is a Chinese letter , and as Chinese is not written in lines , but in columns , you ought to have held it this way , and you easily would have found that it is a bill for washing and ironing ...
... follow- ing words : " My young friend , this is a Chinese letter , and as Chinese is not written in lines , but in columns , you ought to have held it this way , and you easily would have found that it is a bill for washing and ironing ...
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... follow- ing day at luncheon with a swollen face , I was afraid that the cure had not taken effect ; but he assured me the remedy was infallible , and added : " The whole night I had the most excruciating toothache , but did n't feel it ...
... follow- ing day at luncheon with a swollen face , I was afraid that the cure had not taken effect ; but he assured me the remedy was infallible , and added : " The whole night I had the most excruciating toothache , but did n't feel it ...
Página 84
... you , if you want to produce organic life , follow the old , approved method founded on the Darwinian law of natural selection and mutual affection . SCHILLER AND GOETHE AS BOHEMIANS . THE first traces of 84 THE HOOT OF THE OWL .
... you , if you want to produce organic life , follow the old , approved method founded on the Darwinian law of natural selection and mutual affection . SCHILLER AND GOETHE AS BOHEMIANS . THE first traces of 84 THE HOOT OF THE OWL .
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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.