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ENGLISH HUMOUR HOULD I have headed this letter “ British Humour ” ? Or , perOhaps , “ Humour Written and Spoken in the Language Common to Natives of Great Britain and Ireland ” ? The latter is certainly what I mean ; yet there are great ...
ENGLISH HUMOUR HOULD I have headed this letter “ British Humour ” ? Or , perOhaps , “ Humour Written and Spoken in the Language Common to Natives of Great Britain and Ireland ” ? The latter is certainly what I mean ; yet there are great ...
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It is not specifically English or American or French or German . It is primitive ; and none the worse for that . Both English and Americans were expected , also , to be amused , as they were , by that matter of the arms and hands .
It is not specifically English or American or French or German . It is primitive ; and none the worse for that . Both English and Americans were expected , also , to be amused , as they were , by that matter of the arms and hands .
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When they win , they extol the losers . But they are not , therefore , fools . A Dutch lady once remarked , indignantly , to an Englishman : “ Oh , that's just like the English ! They're so conceited ! ” The ...
When they win , they extol the losers . But they are not , therefore , fools . A Dutch lady once remarked , indignantly , to an Englishman : “ Oh , that's just like the English ! They're so conceited ! ” The ...
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WHY READ THE CLASSICS? Page | 9 |
DICKENS AND THACKERAY AT CHRISTMAS | 15 |
MARY RUSSELL MITFORD | 21 |
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