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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Página 48
... mornings , and which , perhaps , are the ghosts of the insects killed by me in the early days of California , when suddenly my attention was attracted to the cage of our sacred bird , the Owl . This at least was no spectral illusion ...
... mornings , and which , perhaps , are the ghosts of the insects killed by me in the early days of California , when suddenly my attention was attracted to the cage of our sacred bird , the Owl . This at least was no spectral illusion ...
Página 59
... morning drowning in my eye - opener , then in my coffee , then in my lunch cocktail , then in my appetizer . In my pousse café I saw two of her , and when I took my nightcap I did not pay any more attention to her . The mosquito does ...
... morning drowning in my eye - opener , then in my coffee , then in my lunch cocktail , then in my appetizer . In my pousse café I saw two of her , and when I took my nightcap I did not pay any more attention to her . The mosquito does ...
Página 139
... out : " Death , where is thy sting ? Hell , where is thy victory ? " which means , in the language of microbes , " We won't go home till morning . " A NEW PHILOSOPHICAL INSTRUMENT . I WAS very much at THE HOOT OF THE OWL . 139.
... out : " Death , where is thy sting ? Hell , where is thy victory ? " which means , in the language of microbes , " We won't go home till morning . " A NEW PHILOSOPHICAL INSTRUMENT . I WAS very much at THE HOOT OF THE OWL . 139.
Página 157
... morning -when he tries to make a face as if he had his coffee and to talk early piety . In the first stage of his existence it is im- possible to distinguish the bachelor from the common species . He spells , studies gram- mar , crams ...
... morning -when he tries to make a face as if he had his coffee and to talk early piety . In the first stage of his existence it is im- possible to distinguish the bachelor from the common species . He spells , studies gram- mar , crams ...
Página 158
... his development this care is abandoned for the possession of a wig , and so for the morning hours remains only the sacred duty to communicate by rubbing the skull , by means of a silken handkerchief , to 158 THE HOOT OF THE OWL .
... his development this care is abandoned for the possession of a wig , and so for the morning hours remains only the sacred duty to communicate by rubbing the skull , by means of a silken handkerchief , to 158 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.