The Comic Album: a Book for Every Table, Volume 1843W.S. Orr, 1843 - English wit and humor, Pictorial |
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... walks on , kneels over the lady , and , finally , carries her off ; the tenor following , with a trailing gait and drooping head . Soon after this , the soprano rushes in from the back , followed by the ( bass ) father and ( baritone ) ...
... walks on , kneels over the lady , and , finally , carries her off ; the tenor following , with a trailing gait and drooping head . Soon after this , the soprano rushes in from the back , followed by the ( bass ) father and ( baritone ) ...
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... walk , And talk , But if the assessors said not a word , Much that they might have said would be heard ; And " might say , " or " did say , " becomes the same , When repeated by a Common liar , For such is the name That's given to fame ...
... walk , And talk , But if the assessors said not a word , Much that they might have said would be heard ; And " might say , " or " did say , " becomes the same , When repeated by a Common liar , For such is the name That's given to fame ...
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... walks on his toes with stilted affectation , smiles and simpers , and his pace never exceeds an idle saunter . He adjusts alternately the cock of his hat and the set of his curls , and arranges his stock and pulls down his waistcoat ...
... walks on his toes with stilted affectation , smiles and simpers , and his pace never exceeds an idle saunter . He adjusts alternately the cock of his hat and the set of his curls , and arranges his stock and pulls down his waistcoat ...
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... walks with head erect , body stiff as buckram , and half - closed , winking eyes , as though he was above noticing those he meets . The opinion he entertains of himself is easily guessed by the self - satisfaction with which he ...
... walks with head erect , body stiff as buckram , and half - closed , winking eyes , as though he was above noticing those he meets . The opinion he entertains of himself is easily guessed by the self - satisfaction with which he ...
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... walks quickly ; and he whose imagination is enthusiastic of success in trade or love ( they so often go together ) , runs , rather than walks . The man who trots mincingly along , with his countenance inclined forward , twinkling his ...
... walks quickly ; and he whose imagination is enthusiastic of success in trade or love ( they so often go together ) , runs , rather than walks . The man who trots mincingly along , with his countenance inclined forward , twinkling his ...
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The Comic Album: A Book for Every Table (Classic Reprint) Alfred Henry Forrester No preview available - 2018 |
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Admiral AMEN CORNER amusement artist ballet barbarians baritone beautiful biped boots bull cambric carriage celestial CENTRIFUGAL RAILWAY Chinese COMIC Constance countenance cravat Cringey dear delight dinner dress duties Emperor equestrian eyes fancy father fear feel Funny Gentleman give glass gloves grace gunpowder tea hair hand head horses India-rubber invariably John Bull lady laugh legs look looking-glasses lover MAMMA Matilda meet mind Mogg morning morocco natural ne'er never night noble nose once opera opium ourself person Poague poor portrait PRINTER'S DEVIL quadruped Reader ROBINSON CRUSOE scarce Scene Schlangenbad shilling 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