The Tin Trumpet: Or Heads and Tales, for the Wise and Waggish. To which are Added Poetical Selections, Volume 1 |
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In a trial , where a German and his wife were giving evidence , the former was asked by the counsel , “ How old are you ? ” — “ I am dirty . " _ " And what is your wife ? ” — “ Mine wife is dirty - two .
In a trial , where a German and his wife were giving evidence , the former was asked by the counsel , “ How old are you ? ” — “ I am dirty . " _ " And what is your wife ? ” — “ Mine wife is dirty - two .
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His choice specimens have become rarities , simply because they were never worth preserving ; and he attaches present importance to them in exact proportion to their former insignificance . A worthy of this unworthy class was once ...
His choice specimens have become rarities , simply because they were never worth preserving ; and he attaches present importance to them in exact proportion to their former insignificance . A worthy of this unworthy class was once ...
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Every elderly man is an ancestor to his former self . Let him compare his boyish notions and feelings with his matured judgment , and he will form a pretty correct notion of the wisdom of our ancestors ; for what the child is to the man ...
Every elderly man is an ancestor to his former self . Let him compare his boyish notions and feelings with his matured judgment , and he will form a pretty correct notion of the wisdom of our ancestors ; for what the child is to the man ...
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... in the Gothic architecture , where a sense of religious veneration , and all the romantic recollections of chivalry , produce the same hallowing and ennobling effect as our classical impressions in the former instance .
... in the Gothic architecture , where a sense of religious veneration , and all the romantic recollections of chivalry , produce the same hallowing and ennobling effect as our classical impressions in the former instance .
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Against the former injustice , however , most writers secure themselves by the evanescent nature of their works ; and as to the latter , we must confess after all , that the bookseller is the best Męcenas . a ।
Against the former injustice , however , most writers secure themselves by the evanescent nature of their works ; and as to the latter , we must confess after all , that the bookseller is the best Męcenas . a ।
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| Title | The Tin Trumpet: Or Heads and Tales, for the Wise and Waggish. To which are Added Poetical Selections, Volume 1 |
| Author | Horace Smith |
| Publisher | E. L. Carey & A. Hart, 1836 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 29 May 2007 |
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