The Library of Wit and Humor, Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Literature of All Times and Nations, Volumen5Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Rufus Edmonds Shapley Gebbie Publishing Company, Limited, 1884 |
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... field and at home , who could saddle the horse or handle the pruning- Partly in the kingdom of Arragon , and partly in Castile . 1 strangest fancies that ever entered the head of any madman DON QUIXOTE de Cervantes Saavedra.
... field and at home , who could saddle the horse or handle the pruning- Partly in the kingdom of Arragon , and partly in Castile . 1 strangest fancies that ever entered the head of any madman DON QUIXOTE de Cervantes Saavedra.
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... head of any madman : this was , a belief that it behooved him , as well for the advancement of his glory as the service of his country , to become a knight- errant , and traverse the world , armed and mounted , in quest of adventures ...
... head of any madman : this was , a belief that it behooved him , as well for the advancement of his glory as the service of his country , to become a knight- errant , and traverse the world , armed and mounted , in quest of adventures ...
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... head , braced on his target , took his lance and , through the private gate of his back yard , issued forth into the open plain , in a transport of joy to think he had met with no obstacles to the commencement of his honorable ...
... head , braced on his target , took his lance and , through the private gate of his back yard , issued forth into the open plain , in a transport of joy to think he had met with no obstacles to the commencement of his honorable ...
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... head that he fell to the ground in so grievous a plight that , had the stroke been repeated , there would have been no need of a surgeon . This done , he re- placed his armor and continued his parade with the same tranquillity as before ...
... head that he fell to the ground in so grievous a plight that , had the stroke been repeated , there would have been no need of a surgeon . This done , he re- placed his armor and continued his parade with the same tranquillity as before ...
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... head to foot , end brandishing his lance at his face , gave himself up for a dead man , and therefore 66 humbly answered , " Signor cavalier , this lad I am chastising is a servant of mine , whom I employ to tend a flock of sheep which ...
... head to foot , end brandishing his lance at his face , gave himself up for a dead man , and therefore 66 humbly answered , " Signor cavalier , this lad I am chastising is a servant of mine , whom I employ to tend a flock of sheep which ...
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Página 210 - And ever, against eating cares, Lap me in soft Lydian airs, Married to immortal verse, Such as the meeting soul may pierce, In notes with many a winding bout Of linked sweetness long drawn out With wanton heed and giddy cunning, The melting voice through mazes running, Untwisting all the chains that tie The hidden soul of harmony; That Orpheus...
Página 209 - Haste thee, nymph, and bring with thee Jest, and youthful jollity, Quips, and cranks, and wanton wiles, Nods, and becks, and wreathed smiles...
Página 209 - To hear the lark begin his flight, And singing, startle the dull night, From his watch-tower in the skies, Till the dappled dawn doth rise; Then to come in spite of sorrow, And at my window bid good morrow, Through the sweet-briar, or the vine, Or the twisted eglantine; While the cock with lively din, Scatters the rear of darkness thin, And to the stack, or the barn-door, Stoutly struts his dames before...
Página 251 - A fig for the silver rims," cried my wife in a passion; "I dare swear they won't sell - for above half the money, at the rate of broken silver, five shillings an ounce." " You need be under no uneasiness," cried I, "about selling the rims; for they are not worth sixpence, for I perceive they are only copper varnished over.
Página 209 - Sometimes with secure delight The upland hamlets will invite, When the merry bells ring round, And the jocund rebecks sound To many a youth and many a maid Dancing in the chequer'd shade; And young and old come forth to play On a sunshine holiday...
Página 281 - The tree of deepest root is found Least willing still to quit the ground ; 'Twas therefore said by ancient sages, That love of life increased with years. So much, that in our latter stages, When pains grow sharp and sickness rages, The greatest love of life appears.
Página 209 - And the mower whets his scythe, And every shepherd tells his tale Under the hawthorn in the dale.
Página 250 - our son Moses is a discreet boy, and can buy and sell to very good advantage ; you know all our great bargains are of his purchasing. He always stands out and higgles, and actually tires them till he gets a bargain.
Página 232 - ... like the furnaces. And a dog might tackle him and bully-rag him, and bite him and throw him over his shoulder two or three times, and Andrew Jackson — which was the name of the pup — Andrew Jackson would never let on but what he was satisfied...
Página 209 - Where throngs of knights and barons bold, In weeds of peace, high triumphs hold, With store of ladies, whose bright eyes Rain influence, and judge the prize Of wit or arms, while both contend To win her grace whom all commend.