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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... lecture with the admo- nition , " Be very particular about fees " ; and then he grew excited , stamped his feet , and swore an oath , which ever since has been called " the Hippocratic oath , " and which each of the medical fraternity ...
... lecture with the admo- nition , " Be very particular about fees " ; and then he grew excited , stamped his feet , and swore an oath , which ever since has been called " the Hippocratic oath , " and which each of the medical fraternity ...
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... life- time , why shall I not be so after my death ? " You all know that moral philosophy is my specialty , but it is only a short time ago 31 that the real utility of lectures on moral philosophy 30 THE HOOT OF THE OWL .
... life- time , why shall I not be so after my death ? " You all know that moral philosophy is my specialty , but it is only a short time ago 31 that the real utility of lectures on moral philosophy 30 THE HOOT OF THE OWL .
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Hans Herman Behr. 31 that the real utility of lectures on moral philosophy has been established . It is my own discovery that lectures of this kind produce water ; of course , not of a superior quality , but good enough for irrigation ...
Hans Herman Behr. 31 that the real utility of lectures on moral philosophy has been established . It is my own discovery that lectures of this kind produce water ; of course , not of a superior quality , but good enough for irrigation ...
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... lecture ! Recollect , gentlemen , now is the time ! This giant skeleton has been sold to the British Museum for the moderate sum of one hundred and twenty - five thousand dol- lars , and here I am on the road to an inde- pendent fortune ...
... lecture ! Recollect , gentlemen , now is the time ! This giant skeleton has been sold to the British Museum for the moderate sum of one hundred and twenty - five thousand dol- lars , and here I am on the road to an inde- pendent fortune ...
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Hans Herman Behr. ETHNOLOGY . I AM certain you are astonished to hear me lecture on a subject so unfamiliar to me as Ethnology . It is the fault of our most gracious Sire , who ordered me to do so . He probably meant Entomology , but I ...
Hans Herman Behr. ETHNOLOGY . I AM certain you are astonished to hear me lecture on a subject so unfamiliar to me as Ethnology . It is the fault of our most gracious Sire , who ordered me to do so . He probably meant Entomology , but I ...
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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.