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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Hans Herman Behr. vine Providence in its inscrutable wisdom , " and the jury gave the verdict : " Killed by the inscrutable wisdom of Providence . " DARWINISM . ON a former occasion our most gracious Sire 46 THE HOOT OF THE OWL .
Hans Herman Behr. vine Providence in its inscrutable wisdom , " and the jury gave the verdict : " Killed by the inscrutable wisdom of Providence . " DARWINISM . ON a former occasion our most gracious Sire 46 THE HOOT OF THE OWL .
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Hans Herman Behr. DARWINISM . ON a former occasion our most gracious Sire has proved the descent of the human race from above ; he has defeated the pre- vailing notion of our descent from the mon- key , a theory which found its chief ...
Hans Herman Behr. DARWINISM . ON a former occasion our most gracious Sire has proved the descent of the human race from above ; he has defeated the pre- vailing notion of our descent from the mon- key , a theory which found its chief ...
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... occasion our country from a dire calamity . It was in the year A. D. 1868 , when a party that had spent the even- ing at the Cliff House discovered the moon in the act of approaching the earth at a rate that , according to exact ...
... occasion our country from a dire calamity . It was in the year A. D. 1868 , when a party that had spent the even- ing at the Cliff House discovered the moon in the act of approaching the earth at a rate that , according to exact ...
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... occasion he saved the planet . You must recollect that in the year A. D. 1865 a chemist had discovered a substance , otherwise useless , that would ignite the hydrogen of the ocean . Now , in itself a burning ocean would prove an ...
... occasion he saved the planet . You must recollect that in the year A. D. 1865 a chemist had discovered a substance , otherwise useless , that would ignite the hydrogen of the ocean . Now , in itself a burning ocean would prove an ...
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... occasion you preside over this enlightened Bohemian body . It was always considered a high honor to pre- side on Christmas night , when the strictest privacy protects the impressive rites and dark mysteries of Bohemia . But under the ...
... occasion you preside over this enlightened Bohemian body . It was always considered a high honor to pre- side on Christmas night , when the strictest privacy protects the impressive rites and dark mysteries of Bohemia . But under 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.