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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... PROGRESS IN SCIENCE 13 17 • 25 29 MUSIC 33 CALIFORNIA 37 THE SKELETON IN ARMOR 4I DARWINISM 47 • THE MOSQUITO 53 ON MEDICINE • 61 HEROIC DEEDS OF OLD BOHEMIA 65 THE SHOWMAN 73 LAST JINKS ON SACRAMENTO STREET 77 ON DREAMS · SCHILLER AND ...
... PROGRESS IN SCIENCE 13 17 • 25 29 MUSIC 33 CALIFORNIA 37 THE SKELETON IN ARMOR 4I DARWINISM 47 • THE MOSQUITO 53 ON MEDICINE • 61 HEROIC DEEDS OF OLD BOHEMIA 65 THE SHOWMAN 73 LAST JINKS ON SACRAMENTO STREET 77 ON DREAMS · SCHILLER AND ...
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Hans Herman Behr. THE YEAR'S PROGRESS • SOME REMARKS ON THE SECRET 89 RELA- TIONS BETWEEN CHEMISTRY AND POLIT- ICAL ECONOMY ETHNOLOGY • ON COMMERCE · PREHISTORIC RELICS IRISH HISTORY . BOTANY 95 IOI • 107 III 117 . 119 THE AGE OF IRON ...
Hans Herman Behr. THE YEAR'S PROGRESS • SOME REMARKS ON THE SECRET 89 RELA- TIONS BETWEEN CHEMISTRY AND POLIT- ICAL ECONOMY ETHNOLOGY • ON COMMERCE · PREHISTORIC RELICS IRISH HISTORY . BOTANY 95 IOI • 107 III 117 . 119 THE AGE OF IRON ...
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... progress . " Being a bird of prey , I have prayed for you all the time , and I will do so now in the words of Sanctus Cremonius : ' May the Lord love you and not call for you too soon . ' " VIRTUE . SOCRATES used to say that everybody ...
... progress . " Being a bird of prey , I have prayed for you all the time , and I will do so now in the words of Sanctus Cremonius : ' May the Lord love you and not call for you too soon . ' " VIRTUE . SOCRATES used to say that everybody ...
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... progress made in the Archæological Sec- tion of the organization , I began imme- diately my investigations by borrowing books from all libraries that had not yet had any sad experiences in my direction . The message of our most gracious ...
... progress made in the Archæological Sec- tion of the organization , I began imme- diately my investigations by borrowing books from all libraries that had not yet had any sad experiences in my direction . The message of our most gracious ...
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... progress that has been made last year in the sciences . The progress of unprofitable science and useless investigation has been unusually rapid , so that it is impossible to enumerate all the benefits which the human race has received ...
... progress that has been made last year in the sciences . The progress of unprofitable science and useless investigation has been unusually rapid , so that it is impossible to enumerate all the benefits which the human race has received ...
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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.