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 48
... sacred bird , the Owl . This at least was no spectral illusion ; there was a letter directed to me , the same which I hold here in my hand . I think I can excuse the indiscretion of divulging the communication made to me by the Owl , be ...
... sacred bird , the Owl . This at least was no spectral illusion ; there was a letter directed to me , the same which I hold here in my hand . I think I can excuse the indiscretion of divulging the communication made to me by the Owl , be ...
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... sacred flint and in his left a bleeding , palpitating heart , to the Young Men Christian Deacon , with bald head , blue eye - glasses , a set of false teeth , and an umbrella instead of the sacri- ficial flint knife . " As to natural ...
... sacred flint and in his left a bleeding , palpitating heart , to the Young Men Christian Deacon , with bald head , blue eye - glasses , a set of false teeth , and an umbrella instead of the sacri- ficial flint knife . " As to natural ...
Página 78
... sacred room when you justly remarked that we could pay our debts by mental powers . Colonel Hawes then said that Archimedes , a Syracusan philosopher , who received his name from the Archimedean screw , has established the law that the ...
... sacred room when you justly remarked that we could pay our debts by mental powers . Colonel Hawes then said that Archimedes , a Syracusan philosopher , who received his name from the Archimedean screw , has established the law that the ...
Página 77
... sacred abode to the distant shores of Pine Street , to prepare a new home for the Pilgrim Fathers of Bohemia , you will not object when I com- pare you to the Mayflower . This night is the last night that the sacred rites of High Jinks ...
... sacred abode to the distant shores of Pine Street , to prepare a new home for the Pilgrim Fathers of Bohemia , you will not object when I com- pare you to the Mayflower . This night is the last night that the sacred rites of High Jinks ...
Página 78
... sacred room when you justly remarked that we could pay our debts by mental powers . Colonel Hawes then said that Archimedes , a Syracusan philosopher , who received his name from the Archimedean screw , has established the law that the ...
... sacred room when you justly remarked that we could pay our debts by mental powers . Colonel Hawes then said that Archimedes , a Syracusan philosopher , who received his name from the Archimedean screw , has established the law that 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.