Toaster's Handbook: Jokes, Stories, and QuotationsHarold Workman Williams H.W. Wilson, 1916 - 483 pages |
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Page 272
... Douglas Jerrold . O , once in each man's life , at least , Good luck knocks at his door ; And wit to seize the flitting guest Need never hunger more . But while the loitering idler waits Good luck beside his fire , The bold heart storms ...
... Douglas Jerrold . O , once in each man's life , at least , Good luck knocks at his door ; And wit to seize the flitting guest Need never hunger more . But while the loitering idler waits Good luck beside his fire , The bold heart storms ...
Page 314
... Douglas Jerrold . OCEAN A resident of Nahant tells this one on a new servant his wife took down from Boston . " Did you sleep well , Mary ? " the girl was asked the following morning . " Sure , I did not , ma'am , " was the reply ...
... Douglas Jerrold . OCEAN A resident of Nahant tells this one on a new servant his wife took down from Boston . " Did you sleep well , Mary ? " the girl was asked the following morning . " Sure , I did not , ma'am , " was the reply ...
Page 354
... Douglas Jerrold . PROPRIETY There was a young lady of Wilts , Who walked up to Scotland on stilts ; When they said it was shocking To show so much stocking , She answered : " Then what about kilts ? " -Gilbert K. Chesterton . PROSPERITY ...
... Douglas Jerrold . PROPRIETY There was a young lady of Wilts , Who walked up to Scotland on stilts ; When they said it was shocking To show so much stocking , She answered : " Then what about kilts ? " -Gilbert K. Chesterton . PROSPERITY ...
Page 468
... Douglas Jerrold . WEIGHTS AND MEASURES " Didn't I tell ye to feed that cat a pound of meat every day until ye had her fat ? " demanded an Irish shopkeeper , nodding toward a sickly , emaciated cat that was slinking through the store ...
... Douglas Jerrold . WEIGHTS AND MEASURES " Didn't I tell ye to feed that cat a pound of meat every day until ye had her fat ? " demanded an Irish shopkeeper , nodding toward a sickly , emaciated cat that was slinking through the store ...
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