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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... species having one pair of wings and three pairs of legs . Angels also have a pair of wings , but the mosquito has the advan- tage in the number of legs . Nevertheless , most people prefer an angel with a single pair of well - developed ...
... species having one pair of wings and three pairs of legs . Angels also have a pair of wings , but the mosquito has the advan- tage in the number of legs . Nevertheless , most people prefer an angel with a single pair of well - developed ...
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... species , which in our own larval state is used for educational purposes , but never for respiration ; and , I am happy to say , is not ornamented with a pair of tubes sticking out as in the mos- quito larva , because these tubes would ...
... species , which in our own larval state is used for educational purposes , but never for respiration ; and , I am happy to say , is not ornamented with a pair of tubes sticking out as in the mos- quito larva , because these tubes would ...
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... species ; but the laws of our Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals have put a fine on Darwinian ex- periments . We even suppose ourselves the victim of some transmutative process from a rather doubtful ancestry , and some ...
... species ; but the laws of our Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals have put a fine on Darwinian ex- periments . We even suppose ourselves the victim of some transmutative process from a rather doubtful ancestry , and some ...
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... species , could be produced by chem- ical processes . Goethe , in the second part of his " Faust , " alludes to this day - dream when he introduces the homunculus , a human being that was the result of an al- chymistic process . At ...
... species , could be produced by chem- ical processes . Goethe , in the second part of his " Faust , " alludes to this day - dream when he introduces the homunculus , a human being that was the result of an al- chymistic process . At ...
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... species . And here you see another example of how the sagacity of the modern geologist from an apparently insignificant object draws the most important conclusions and establishes facts of the highest scientific interest . But before ...
... species . And here you see another example of how the sagacity of the modern geologist from an apparently insignificant object draws the most important conclusions and establishes facts of the highest scientific interest . But before ...
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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.