Selections of American Humour in Prose and VerseJohn Hamer Cassell, 1883 - 318 pages |
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Page 273
... Poor fellow , poor fellow he has got it now . " I did not see Mr. for two or three days after that . Then , on Tuesday evening , he staggered into my presence , and sank dejectedly into a seat . He was pale , worn ; he was a wreck ...
... Poor fellow , poor fellow he has got it now . " I did not see Mr. for two or three days after that . Then , on Tuesday evening , he staggered into my presence , and sank dejectedly into a seat . He was pale , worn ; he was a wreck ...
Page 275
... poor George ! my poor nephew ! ' " Oh - him ! Yes - oh , yes , yes . Certainly - certainly . Punch -punch - oh , this misery will kill me ! ' " Bless you ! bless you , sir , for these sweet words ! I , too , suffer in this dear loss ...
... poor George ! my poor nephew ! ' " Oh - him ! Yes - oh , yes , yes . Certainly - certainly . Punch -punch - oh , this misery will kill me ! ' " Bless you ! bless you , sir , for these sweet words ! I , too , suffer in this dear loss ...
Page 284
... poor Tom Surrender up his forte . He'd do perhaps in heavy parts ; Might answer for a monk , Or porter to the elephant , To carry round his trunk ; But in the ghost his day was past- He'd never do for that ; A Ghost might just as well ...
... poor Tom Surrender up his forte . He'd do perhaps in heavy parts ; Might answer for a monk , Or porter to the elephant , To carry round his trunk ; But in the ghost his day was past- He'd never do for that ; A Ghost might just as well ...
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