The Comic Album: a Book for Every Table, Volume 1843W.S. Orr, 1843 - English wit and humor, Pictorial |
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... bell of his bed - room loudly rang ; He'd been indulging in opium smoke , Which had caused bad dreams , And so , it seems , In a towering rage , the Celestial woke . The moment the Emperor's bell had rung , The attendants.
... bell of his bed - room loudly rang ; He'd been indulging in opium smoke , Which had caused bad dreams , And so , it seems , In a towering rage , the Celestial woke . The moment the Emperor's bell had rung , The attendants.
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... caused such strange illusion , My brain was all confusion . Mandarins pierced full of holes , Elephants solemnly playing at bowls . And much besides I cannot say , Seemed to arise Before my eyes , Until I awoke and found it day . " C To ...
... caused such strange illusion , My brain was all confusion . Mandarins pierced full of holes , Elephants solemnly playing at bowls . And much besides I cannot say , Seemed to arise Before my eyes , Until I awoke and found it day . " C To ...
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... caused Alexander to name a city after him - that Richard would have given his " kingdom for a horse " -that Lady Godiva , seated in puris naturalibus upon his back , saved the " goode citie of Coventrie , " and that eventually its ...
... caused Alexander to name a city after him - that Richard would have given his " kingdom for a horse " -that Lady Godiva , seated in puris naturalibus upon his back , saved the " goode citie of Coventrie , " and that eventually its ...
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... causes them to start off at full gallop , and double the intentions of the rider in point of distance . The sound of the organ , or the beating of the drum , which frightens some of the hired race , is a source of pleasure and amusement ...
... causes them to start off at full gallop , and double the intentions of the rider in point of distance . The sound of the organ , or the beating of the drum , which frightens some of the hired race , is a source of pleasure and amusement ...
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... ; he that beats about for his words , excites and irritates our nerves , or sets our teeth on edge ; he who speaks through his teeth , in a monotonous drawl , causes us to gape and yawn ; he that splutters. THE COMIC ALBUM .
... ; he that beats about for his words , excites and irritates our nerves , or sets our teeth on edge ; he who speaks through his teeth , in a monotonous drawl , causes us to gape and yawn ; he that splutters. THE COMIC ALBUM .
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The Comic Album: A Book for Every Table (Classic Reprint) Alfred Henry Forrester No preview available - 2018 |
The Comic Album, 1844: A Book for Every Table (Classic Reprint) Alfred Henry Forrester No preview available - 2016 |
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