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 28
... prove a benefit to the human race and consternation to the schoolma'ams . But the consternation of schoolma'ams is not the sole object of modern science , whose concentrated spirit can be absorbed only by the chosen few ; science has to ...
... prove a benefit to the human race and consternation to the schoolma'ams . But the consternation of schoolma'ams is not the sole object of modern science , whose concentrated spirit can be absorbed only by the chosen few ; science has to ...
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... proved to be the beginning of a long series of misfortunes . The Baltic hero grew restless . He wanted to travel far away from his home into distant climes where there were no mothers - in - law . He wanted to emigrate and settle in the ...
... proved to be the beginning of a long series of misfortunes . The Baltic hero grew restless . He wanted to travel far away from his home into distant climes where there were no mothers - in - law . He wanted to emigrate and settle in the ...
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... proved , not only theoretically , but also practically , with imminent peril of his life , the descent from the balloon . One day when I was in these rooms , at an early hour , when all good Bohemians were embraced by the arms of ...
... proved , not only theoretically , but also practically , with imminent peril of his life , the descent from the balloon . One day when I was in these rooms , at an early hour , when all good Bohemians were embraced by the arms of ...
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... proved a failure from its very begin- ning . The tops of the mountains are washed down and fill the lakes and seas ... prove the local- ity to have been originally the bottom of the sea ; on the other hand , what is now the bottom of ...
... proved a failure from its very begin- ning . The tops of the mountains are washed down and fill the lakes and seas ... prove the local- ity to have been originally the bottom of the sea ; on the other hand , what is now the bottom of ...
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... prove a serious obstacle to our sitting down . The moment the mosquito emerges from its chrysalis in the water he does not touch water again . He spreads his wings and looks for a mate . He can as little compre- hend the associations of ...
... prove a serious obstacle to our sitting down . The moment the mosquito emerges from its chrysalis in the water he does not touch water again . He spreads his wings and looks for a mate . He can as little compre- hend the associations of ...
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Palavras e frases frequentes
Academy of Sciences æsthetics ancient animal antediluvian asafoetida bachelor beautiful bill body Bohemian brethren Bohemian brother Bohemian Club bold Jarl brass brother Caxton butterfly California called celebrated circumstance coast corkscrew Cucurbitaceae Daniel O'Connell dear discovered discovery Divine Providence drink existence experience fact fish frequently glass gracious Sire Greek green Hans Meyer hazel head heroes human race ical inscrutable wisdom insects instance Irish Julius Cæsar kiss lady larval lecture Legislature living look mastodon ment Meyer microbe Midsummer High Jinks mind Miss Allbustle mosquito mother-in-law natural selection never night Numa Pompilius oath object ocean organization oyster Paul Neumann prehistoric present Professor recollect rings of Saturn sacred San Francisco scientist species spiral spiritual Street suicide temperate Tien Tsin tion Tommy trees Truth vice virtue whole 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.