Modern Eloquence, Volume 10Thomas Brackett Reed G.L. Shuman & Company, 1901 |
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... began to complain of his victuals . We let it pass without comment , to avoid difficulty . When he had finished , he tipped back his chair , put his feet on the table , lighted his pipe , and began to spit on the floor . I was angry ...
... began to complain of his victuals . We let it pass without comment , to avoid difficulty . When he had finished , he tipped back his chair , put his feet on the table , lighted his pipe , and began to spit on the floor . I was angry ...
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... began telling about a fire . " There had never been such a fire , " he said , " in the County of Essex . A man going by Deacon Pettingill's barn saw an owl on the ridge - pole . He fired at the owl , and the wadding somehow or other get ...
... began telling about a fire . " There had never been such a fire , " he said , " in the County of Essex . A man going by Deacon Pettingill's barn saw an owl on the ridge - pole . He fired at the owl , and the wadding somehow or other get ...
Page 308
... began to sing on deck . But very soon they stopped , and five gentlemen were seen to stare at one another with consternation . " Why , how is this , " cried one , " I was engaged as the only tenor . " That is my case , too , " chimed in ...
... began to sing on deck . But very soon they stopped , and five gentlemen were seen to stare at one another with consternation . " Why , how is this , " cried one , " I was engaged as the only tenor . " That is my case , too , " chimed in ...
Contents
STATESMEN AND POLITICIANS | 27 |
BENCH AND BAR | 41 |
DOCTOR AND PATIENT | 61 |
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