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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... never by several at the same time ; and so it is evident that they were not ruined by that one vice , but by the absence of all others . Alas ! vice is no more what it was when I was young . Vice is growing monotonous ; there is not ...
... never by several at the same time ; and so it is evident that they were not ruined by that one vice , but by the absence of all others . Alas ! vice is no more what it was when I was young . Vice is growing monotonous ; there is not ...
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... slightly out of shape . But the discovery of this im- portant instrument was never made publicly known , notwithstanding the extensive use of it at the celebration of their religious mysteries . POPULAR SCIENCE . POPULAR SCIENCE •
... slightly out of shape . But the discovery of this im- portant instrument was never made publicly known , notwithstanding the extensive use of it at the celebration of their religious mysteries . POPULAR SCIENCE . POPULAR SCIENCE •
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... never could go shooting without being caught in a thunderstorm . The Australian Legislature , ever attentive to the agricultu- ral interests of the country , appointed him Inspector of Thunderstorms . Five months afterwards he was ...
... never could go shooting without being caught in a thunderstorm . The Australian Legislature , ever attentive to the agricultu- ral interests of the country , appointed him Inspector of Thunderstorms . Five months afterwards he was ...
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... never saw you all my lifetime . " " And is not that long enough ? " retorted my com- panion in the most mellifluous accents of green Erin . That day we got very much . acquainted . The third experience was in the rooms of the Vigilance ...
... never saw you all my lifetime . " " And is not that long enough ? " retorted my com- panion in the most mellifluous accents of green Erin . That day we got very much . acquainted . The third experience was in the rooms of the Vigilance ...
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... never to return and to adopt the name of Pilgrim Father . It was then the custom that no foreigner whatever was admitted on American soil without his accepting an office . No sooner heard the first of the Mohicans , who was then the ...
... never to return and to adopt the name of Pilgrim Father . It was then the custom that no foreigner whatever was admitted on American soil without his accepting an office . No sooner heard the first of the Mohicans , who was then the ...
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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.