Toaster's Handbook: Jokes, Stories, and QuotationsHarold Workman Williams H.W. Wilson, 1916 - 483 pages |
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Page vii
... what it is not . We can draw lines around it and distinguish it from its next of kin , wit . This indeed has been a ... what the serious is . And to apprehend the serious , what better course could be followed than to contem- plate the ...
... what it is not . We can draw lines around it and distinguish it from its next of kin , wit . This indeed has been a ... what the serious is . And to apprehend the serious , what better course could be followed than to contem- plate the ...
Page viii
... what difference does it make what that humor is ; what difference why or wherefore we laugh , since somehow or other , in a sorry world , we do laugh ? Of the test for a sense of humor , it has already been said that it is the ability ...
... what difference does it make what that humor is ; what difference why or wherefore we laugh , since somehow or other , in a sorry world , we do laugh ? Of the test for a sense of humor , it has already been said that it is the ability ...
Page xvi
... what has been said , with borrowings from what others have said on the subject , the following general rules have been formulated : Prepare carefully . Self - confidence is a valuable possession , but beware of being too sure of ...
... what has been said , with borrowings from what others have said on the subject , the following general rules have been formulated : Prepare carefully . Self - confidence is a valuable possession , but beware of being too sure of ...
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... what remains , " she said cheerfully . " Help ! Help ! " cried an Italian laborer near the mud flats of the Harlem river . " What's the matter there ? " came a voice from the construc- tion shanty . " Queek !. Bringa da shov ' ! Bringa ...
... what remains , " she said cheerfully . " Help ! Help ! " cried an Italian laborer near the mud flats of the Harlem river . " What's the matter there ? " came a voice from the construc- tion shanty . " Queek !. Bringa da shov ' ! Bringa ...
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... What's the matter , Crane ? Didn't they appreciate it ? " asked one of his friends . " They didn't seem to ... what reason have you for refusing to marry me ? " SHE " Papa objects . He says you are an actor . " HE— “ Give my regards to ...
... What's the matter , Crane ? Didn't they appreciate it ? " asked one of his friends . " They didn't seem to ... what reason have you for refusing to marry me ? " SHE " Papa objects . He says you are an actor . " HE— “ Give my regards to ...
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