Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor, Том 2Thomas L. Masson Doubleday, Page, 1903 |
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... DEAR SIR , -You wish to know my notions On sartin pints thet rile the land ; There's nothin ' thet my natur so shuns Ez bein ' mum or underhand : I'm a straight - spoken kind o ' creetur Thet blurts right out wut ' s in his head An ' ef ...
... DEAR SIR , -You wish to know my notions On sartin pints thet rile the land ; There's nothin ' thet my natur so shuns Ez bein ' mum or underhand : I'm a straight - spoken kind o ' creetur Thet blurts right out wut ' s in his head An ' ef ...
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... dear little cousin Lisette , You told me a moment ago , To paint you - a thorough Coquette ! ' ' Henry Ward Beecher , in his famous speech at Manchester , England , in which he talked for an hour against a howling mob of Rebel sympa ...
... dear little cousin Lisette , You told me a moment ago , To paint you - a thorough Coquette ! ' ' Henry Ward Beecher , in his famous speech at Manchester , England , in which he talked for an hour against a howling mob of Rebel sympa ...
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... Dear , dear , where have you dropped from ? Let me see , how long is it since- " " " I should say it's all of fifteen years , Mrs. Sellers . " " Well , well , how time does get away with us . Yes , and oh , the changes that- " " There ...
... Dear , dear , where have you dropped from ? Let me see , how long is it since- " " " I should say it's all of fifteen years , Mrs. Sellers . " " Well , well , how time does get away with us . Yes , and oh , the changes that- " " There ...
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... dear old Bay State proudly Put the trumpet to her mouth , Let her ring this messidge loudly In the ears of all the South- " I'll return ye good fer evil , Much ez we frail mortils can , But I wun't go help the Devil Makin ' man the cuss ...
... dear old Bay State proudly Put the trumpet to her mouth , Let her ring this messidge loudly In the ears of all the South- " I'll return ye good fer evil , Much ez we frail mortils can , But I wun't go help the Devil Makin ' man the cuss ...
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... dear home we wanted to run , we were so eager to see it . There it was , the same as ever . I lifted the gate - latch ; the gate was locked . We ran to the carriage gate ; that was locked , too . Just then I noticed a placard on the ...
... dear home we wanted to run , we were so eager to see it . There it was , the same as ever . I lifted the gate - latch ; the gate was locked . We ran to the carriage gate ; that was locked , too . Just then I noticed a placard on the ...
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ain't Ann Ryan apple tree asked bein Bilkins Bob Ingersoll bore BRET HARTE called Captain chair Cherokee Strip Clarence Cochin China Colonel Coquette dear dollars Dolly door Euphemia father feller fence friends garden gate George George Washington give goat Gus Johnson hand haythen head hear heard hour Hushaby Jaalam JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL jess tree JOHN GODFREY SAXE kind knew ladder Lisette little hatchet little Iron-clad looked Lord Edward Lullaby Margaret MARY MAPES DODGE McGinnis's Court Melons mind missus never night nodded nose nothin O'Rourke old gentleman once Peter Pomona replied Reverend ring says Shanghai smile Smith soul stood story talk there's thet thet's thing thought told took tooth turn Tushmaker Uncle Popworth Washington Whad Whiffles Williams window woman Wortleby
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