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 70
... mind over matter , left Mestayer under the table , and with one foot on the body of the slain warrior and the other in the spittoon , asked for another horn of whisky ? Or the great Apache chief and ancient mariner , Rear- Admiral ...
... mind over matter , left Mestayer under the table , and with one foot on the body of the slain warrior and the other in the spittoon , asked for another horn of whisky ? Or the great Apache chief and ancient mariner , Rear- Admiral ...
Página 79
... . You will recall that important discussion and will feel proud of this victory , which Tommy New- comb would call a victory of mind over matter . 14 NIGHT - DREAMS are private property , - they. THE HOOT OF THE OWL .
... . You will recall that important discussion and will feel proud of this victory , which Tommy New- comb would call a victory of mind over matter . 14 NIGHT - DREAMS are private property , - they. THE HOOT OF THE OWL .
Página 98
... intelligible even to the unsophisticated mind of a San Fran- cisco city father , but now comes in the ques- tion how to account for this phenomenon . We have stated before that we have expe- 99 rienced 98 THE HOOT OF THE OWL .
... intelligible even to the unsophisticated mind of a San Fran- cisco city father , but now comes in the ques- tion how to account for this phenomenon . We have stated before that we have expe- 99 rienced 98 THE HOOT OF THE OWL .
Página 121
... and blue , the white being the symbol of the moral purity of the deceased , the blue representing the state of mind of the mourning friends , and the green of the foliage the medical inno- cence of. THE HOOT OF THE OWL . 121.
... and blue , the white being the symbol of the moral purity of the deceased , the blue representing the state of mind of the mourning friends , and the green of the foliage the medical inno- cence of. THE HOOT OF THE OWL . 121.
Página 122
... mind , and the lady's slipper . All these substances act on the mind by being brought into quickly re- peated contact with the lower end of the spinal column . My esteemed collaborator and college professor , Searby , and myself owe all ...
... mind , and the lady's slipper . All these substances act on the mind by being brought into quickly re- peated contact with the lower end of the spinal column . My esteemed collaborator and college professor , Searby , and myself owe all ...
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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.