Toaster's Handbook: Jokes, Stories and QuotationsH.W. Wilson Company, 1916 - 483 pages |
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Page xi
... George Eliot held to be the " most serious cause of diversion . " And Stevenson , always wise , insists that husband and wife must be able to laugh over the same jokes have between them many a " grouse in the gun - room " story . But ...
... George Eliot held to be the " most serious cause of diversion . " And Stevenson , always wise , insists that husband and wife must be able to laugh over the same jokes have between them many a " grouse in the gun - room " story . But ...
Page 8
... George Washington and other American Addresses . In a little while he brought back the book to the librarian and said : " This book does not give me what I require ; I want to find out the addresses of several American magnates ; I know ...
... George Washington and other American Addresses . In a little while he brought back the book to the librarian and said : " This book does not give me what I require ; I want to find out the addresses of several American magnates ; I know ...
Page 26
... had an argument one day as to which was the better mathematician , " said George C. Wiedenmayer the other day . " Finally the captain of their ship proposed the follow- ing problem which each would try to work out : 26 TOASTER'S HANDBOOK.
... had an argument one day as to which was the better mathematician , " said George C. Wiedenmayer the other day . " Finally the captain of their ship proposed the follow- ing problem which each would try to work out : 26 TOASTER'S HANDBOOK.
Page 30
... George , old chap , when I look at one of your paintings I stand and wonder- ARTIST " How I do it ? " CRITIC " No ; why you do it . " " " He that seeks popularity in art closes the door on his own genius as he must needs paint for other ...
... George , old chap , when I look at one of your paintings I stand and wonder- ARTIST " How I do it ? " CRITIC " No ; why you do it . " " " He that seeks popularity in art closes the door on his own genius as he must needs paint for other ...
Page 33
... George W. Cable , the southern writer , was visiting a western city where he was invited to inspect the new free library . The librarian conducted the famous writer through the building until they finally reached the department of books ...
... George W. Cable , the southern writer , was visiting a western city where he was invited to inspect the new free library . The librarian conducted the famous writer through the building until they finally reached the department of books ...
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Toaster's Handbook: Jokes, Stories and Quotations Peggy Edmund,Harold Workman Williams No preview available - 2013 |
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