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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... pretty much to the purpose . " " " The natural brown of Don Quixote's face was flushed with anger and shame at Sancho's insinuations , so that the duke and duchess , seeing his distress , endeav- ored to restrain their laughter ; and to ...
... pretty much to the purpose . " " " The natural brown of Don Quixote's face was flushed with anger and shame at Sancho's insinuations , so that the duke and duchess , seeing his distress , endeav- ored to restrain their laughter ; and to ...
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... pretty baby I should be , in- deed ! Other - guise cats must claw my beard , and not such pitiful , sneaking fools as this . Pincers and hammers , crows and chisels , shall not get it out of my clutches , nor even the paws of a lion ...
... pretty baby I should be , in- deed ! Other - guise cats must claw my beard , and not such pitiful , sneaking fools as this . Pincers and hammers , crows and chisels , shall not get it out of my clutches , nor even the paws of a lion ...
Página 68
... pretty equal in the gifts of fortune and of nature ; for , to say the truth , my lord governor , my son is possessed , and scarcely a day passes in which the evil spirits do not torment him three or four times ; and , having thereby ...
... pretty equal in the gifts of fortune and of nature ; for , to say the truth , my lord governor , my son is possessed , and scarcely a day passes in which the evil spirits do not torment him three or four times ; and , having thereby ...
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... his account . Having said this , she took a rich purse and a very pretty girdle from under her gown , shedding abundance of tears , and you have followed my advice twice before , that you 100 TALES FROM THE " DECAMERON " OF BOCCACCIO .
... his account . Having said this , she took a rich purse and a very pretty girdle from under her gown , shedding abundance of tears , and you have followed my advice twice before , that you 100 TALES FROM THE " DECAMERON " OF BOCCACCIO .
Página 101
... - dacious action , and you have done your duty but I beg of you , as God has pre- served you hitherto from dishonor , and found pretty good pickings , to receive the contributions of TALES FROM THE " DECAMERON " OF BOCCACCIO . 101.
... - dacious action , and you have done your duty but I beg of you , as God has pre- served you hitherto from dishonor , and found pretty good pickings , to receive the contributions of TALES FROM THE " DECAMERON " OF BOCCACCIO . 101.
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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.