The Comic Album: A Book for Every Table |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 12
Page
... position more pleasant , perhaps , than graceful ; the book is nicely settled somewhere on a little shelf of the drawn- down pillow , and one hand just emerges from the covering so as to fix the volume in its place , and turn over the ...
... position more pleasant , perhaps , than graceful ; the book is nicely settled somewhere on a little shelf of the drawn- down pillow , and one hand just emerges from the covering so as to fix the volume in its place , and turn over the ...
Page
... position as the difference of structure between the biped and the quadruped will allow , and not carrying with him cheval glass , " he considers the ne plus ultra of grace and elegance to consist in bringing his body into the form of a ...
... position as the difference of structure between the biped and the quadruped will allow , and not carrying with him cheval glass , " he considers the ne plus ultra of grace and elegance to consist in bringing his body into the form of a ...
Page
... , and extending the other to some unseen object in mid - air , always taking care to reverse the position every fourth bar . This , with an involuntary squeeze of her laced cambric handkerchief at the finale ,. THE COMIC ALBUM.
... , and extending the other to some unseen object in mid - air , always taking care to reverse the position every fourth bar . This , with an involuntary squeeze of her laced cambric handkerchief at the finale ,. THE COMIC ALBUM.
Page
... position we assumed was sitting on the neck of a quart bottle ; intended specially for a sitting to the artist , who entered with his portefeuille under his arm to solicit our patronage for a portrait . During the pro- gress of the ...
... position we assumed was sitting on the neck of a quart bottle ; intended specially for a sitting to the artist , who entered with his portefeuille under his arm to solicit our patronage for a portrait . During the pro- gress of the ...
Page
... position , and the bottle and glasses were all cut . We concluded our positions -or impositions - by stripping , and going through the ceremony of dressing for the theatre - poised all the while upon our caput , in which position one of ...
... position , and the bottle and glasses were all cut . We concluded our positions -or impositions - by stripping , and going through the ceremony of dressing for the theatre - poised all the while upon our caput , in which position one of ...
Common terms and phrases
Admiral amusement artist ballet barbarians baritone believe biped boots bull cambric cane carriage celestial CENTRIFUGAL RAILWAY Chinese Constance countenance cravat Cringey Crusoe dear delight dinner dream dress DUKE OF WELLINGTON duties Emperor equestrian eyes fancy father fear feel Funny Gentleman give glass gloves grace gunpowder tea hair hand head horses India-rubber pavement invariably John Bull lady laugh legs look looking-glasses lover MAMMA meet mind Mogg morning natural ne'er never night noble nose once opera opium ourself OVID person Poague poor portrait PRINTER'S DEVIL quadruped Reader Robinson ROBINSON CRUSOE scarce Scene Schlangenbad ship Sir Robert Peel smile soprano street sure sweet talk Tao-Kwang tariff taste tell tenor theatre There's things thought throw toes tooth turned vile voice walks wears Whigs whilst young