The Wit and Humor of America, Том 1Marshall Pinckney Wilder Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1911 - 2042 страница |
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... Aunt Julia said about a clean slate . " I gazed at the maiden , and reflected that while the term " slate " might be perfectly correct , the adjective seemed a bit over - enthusiastic . She was decidely soiled , this quintessence of a ...
... Aunt Julia said about a clean slate . " I gazed at the maiden , and reflected that while the term " slate " might be perfectly correct , the adjective seemed a bit over - enthusiastic . She was decidely soiled , this quintessence of a ...
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... ' The hat of my aunt's sister is blue , but the nose of my brother - in - law's sister - in - law is red . ' ” I rose and stretched myself . Letitia was still plunged in the irritating guide to Sweden , where I vowed 43 ALAN DALE.
... ' The hat of my aunt's sister is blue , but the nose of my brother - in - law's sister - in - law is red . ' ” I rose and stretched myself . Letitia was still plunged in the irritating guide to Sweden , where I vowed 43 ALAN DALE.
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... aunts on my father's side . All my mother's relations kept shady when the lonely orphan looked about for protection ; but Patience Petti- bone , in her stately way , said , " The boy belongs to a good family , and he shall never want ...
... aunts on my father's side . All my mother's relations kept shady when the lonely orphan looked about for protection ; but Patience Petti- bone , in her stately way , said , " The boy belongs to a good family , and he shall never want ...
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... Aunt Eunice looked at Pa- tience , and Mary Ann knew what she meant . " My child , " slowly murmured the eldest sister , " our family , no doubt , came of a very old stock ; perhaps we belong to the nobility . Our ancestors , it is ...
... Aunt Eunice looked at Pa- tience , and Mary Ann knew what she meant . " My child , " slowly murmured the eldest sister , " our family , no doubt , came of a very old stock ; perhaps we belong to the nobility . Our ancestors , it is ...
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... Aunt Patience was a star , and dwelt apart . Aunt Eunice looked at her through a determined pair of specta- cles , and worshiped while she gazed . The youngest sister lived in a dreamy state of honors to come , and had constant ...
... Aunt Patience was a star , and dwelt apart . Aunt Eunice looked at her through a determined pair of specta- cles , and worshiped while she gazed . The youngest sister lived in a dreamy state of honors to come , and had constant ...
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