The Library of Wit and Humor, Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Literature of All Times and Nations, Volumen2Gebbie Publishing Company, Limited, 1894 |
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... Captain Shandy's opinion of love ; and ' tis amongst the ill - spent hours of my life , which I have to answer for , that I have read so many flourishing poets and rhetoricians in my time from whom I never could ex- tract so much . I ...
... Captain Shandy's opinion of love ; and ' tis amongst the ill - spent hours of my life , which I have to answer for , that I have read so many flourishing poets and rhetoricians in my time from whom I never could ex- tract so much . I ...
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... captain did not knock as often as perchance your Honor's tailor . I might have taken my example something nearer home ; for I owe mine some five - and - twenty pounds at least , and wonder at the man's patience . But this is nothing at ...
... captain did not knock as often as perchance your Honor's tailor . I might have taken my example something nearer home ; for I owe mine some five - and - twenty pounds at least , and wonder at the man's patience . But this is nothing at ...
Página 67
... Captain Shandy , in your- self , your friends , and your amusements , I wonder what reasons can incline you to the state . They are written , quoth my uncle Toby , in the Common Prayer Book . Thus far my uncle Toby went on warily , and ...
... Captain Shandy , in your- self , your friends , and your amusements , I wonder what reasons can incline you to the state . They are written , quoth my uncle Toby , in the Common Prayer Book . Thus far my uncle Toby went on warily , and ...
Página 68
... Captain Shandy was ever likely to recover of his wound ? " He is recovered , Doctor Slop would say . What , quite ? Quite , madam . But what do you mean by a recovery ? Mrs. Wadman would say . Doctor Slop was the worst man alive at ...
... Captain Shandy was ever likely to recover of his wound ? " He is recovered , Doctor Slop would say . What , quite ? Quite , madam . But what do you mean by a recovery ? Mrs. Wadman would say . Doctor Slop was the worst man alive at ...
Página 112
... Captain Bobadil , he never had an oppor- tunity of putting his plan for vanquish- ing an army into practice . We fear , in- deed , that neither his character , nor Ben Jonson's knowledge of human nature , is properly understood ; for it ...
... Captain Bobadil , he never had an oppor- tunity of putting his plan for vanquish- ing an army into practice . We fear , in- deed , that neither his character , nor Ben Jonson's knowledge of human nature , is properly understood ; for it ...
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Página 259 - ... playing at ninepins. They were dressed in a quaint outlandish fashion; some wore short doublets, others jerkins, with long knives in their belts, and most of them had enormous breeches, of similar style with that of the guide's.
Página 259 - Eip lay musing on this scene ; , evening was gradually advancing ; the mountains began to throw their long blue shadows over the valleys ; he saw that it would be dark long before he could reach the village, and he heaved a heavy sigh when he thought of encountering the terrors of Dame Van Winkle. As he was about to descend, he heard a voice from a distance, hallooing, " Rip Van Winkle ! Rip Van Winkle !" He looked round, but could see nothing but a crow winging its solitary flight across the mountain.
Página 262 - The bystanders began now to look at each other, nod, wink significantly, and tap their fingers against their foreheads. There was a whisper, also, about securing the gun and keeping the old fellow from doing mischief, at the very suggestion of which the self-important man in the cocked hat retired with some precipitation.
Página 258 - thy mistress leads thee a dog's life of it; but never mind, my lad, whilst I live thou shalt never want a friend to stand by thee! " Wolf would wag his tail, look wistfully in his master's face, and if dogs can feel pity, I verily believe he reciprocated the sentiment with all his heart.
Página 261 - He grieved to give up his dog and gun ; he dreaded to meet his wife ; but it would not do to starve among the mountains. He shook his head, shouldered the rusty firelock, and with a heart full of trouble and anxiety turned his steps homeward. As he approached the village he met a number of people, but none whom he knew, which somewhat surprised him, for he had thought himself acquainted with every one in the country round.
Página 145 - ... to converse with one another upon indifferent subjects, hear their duties explained to them, and join together in adoration of the Supreme Being. Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week...
Página 260 - What seemed particularly odd to Rip was, that though these folks were evidently amusing themselves, yet they maintained the gravest faces, the most mysterious silence, and were, withal, the most melancholy party of pleasure he had ever witnessed. Nothing interrupted the stillness of the scene but the noise of the balls, which, whenever they were rolled, echoed along the mountains like rumbling peals of thunder.
Página 260 - With some difficulty he got down into the glen : he found the gully up which he and his companion had ascended the preceding evening ; but to his astonishment a mountain stream was now foaming down it, leaping from rock to rock, and filling the glen with babbling murmurs. He, however, made shift...
Página 277 - Ichabod, who had no relish for this strange midnight companion, and bethought himself of the adventure of Brom Bones with the Galloping Hessian, now quickened his steed in hopes of leaving him behind. The stranger, however, quickened his horse to an equal pace.
Página 268 - Satan in divers shapes, in his lonely perambulations, yet daylight put an end to all these evils; and he would have passed a pleasant life of it, in despite of the Devil and all his works, if his path had not been crossed by a being that causes more perplexity to mortal man than ghosts, goblins, and the whole race of witches put together, and that was — a woman.