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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... MOSQUITO 53 ON MEDICINE • 61 HEROIC DEEDS OF OLD BOHEMIA 65 THE SHOWMAN 73 LAST JINKS ON SACRAMENTO STREET 77 ON DREAMS · SCHILLER AND GOETHE AS BOHEMIANS . 81 85 THE YEAR'S PROGRESS • SOME REMARKS ON THE SECRET 89 CONTENTS .
... MOSQUITO 53 ON MEDICINE • 61 HEROIC DEEDS OF OLD BOHEMIA 65 THE SHOWMAN 73 LAST JINKS ON SACRAMENTO STREET 77 ON DREAMS · SCHILLER AND GOETHE AS BOHEMIANS . 81 85 THE YEAR'S PROGRESS • SOME REMARKS ON THE SECRET 89 CONTENTS .
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... , above the undertaker a dancing - school ? Or , explain why all your friends are more or less given to drinking . " Yours truly , " THE OWL . " THE MOSQUITO . MOST GRACIOUS SIRE : The letter with 52 THE HOOT OF THE OWL .
... , above the undertaker a dancing - school ? Or , explain why all your friends are more or less given to drinking . " Yours truly , " THE OWL . " THE MOSQUITO . MOST GRACIOUS SIRE : The letter with 52 THE HOOT OF THE OWL .
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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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... mosquito to dry goods , I ob- tained the mosquito bar , a liquid body , which I used to take in Sacramento before going to sleep . This substance , it is true , would not protect me against the sting of the mosquito ; but , when taken ...
... mosquito to dry goods , I ob- tained the mosquito bar , a liquid body , which I used to take in Sacramento before going to sleep . This substance , it is true , would not protect me against the sting of the mosquito ; but , when taken ...
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... mosquito . The jaws of the mosquito are so constructed that he cannot chew , only kiss . But he makes up for the weakness of his jaws by plenty of cheek . In his larval state he lives in the water and is strictly temperate . During his ...
... mosquito . The jaws of the mosquito are so constructed that he cannot chew , only kiss . But he makes up for the weakness of his jaws by plenty of cheek . In his larval state he lives in the water and is strictly temperate . During his ...
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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.