Lectures on the English Comic WritersJ.M. Dent & Sons, Limited, 1930 - Počet stran: 340 |
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... matter to preserve decorum in courts of justice . The smallest circumstance that interferes with the solemnity of the proceedings , throws the whole place into an uproar of laughter . People at the point of death often say smart things ...
... matter to preserve decorum in courts of justice . The smallest circumstance that interferes with the solemnity of the proceedings , throws the whole place into an uproar of laughter . People at the point of death often say smart things ...
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... matter whether striking or agreeable , or not , so that it would puzzle the reader to discover the meaning , and if there was the most remote circumstance , however trifling or vague , for the pretended comparison to hinge upon . They ...
... matter whether striking or agreeable , or not , so that it would puzzle the reader to discover the meaning , and if there was the most remote circumstance , however trifling or vague , for the pretended comparison to hinge upon . They ...
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... matter ? ' ' Nothing is the matter , Tom , -you have lost the battle , but you are the bravest man alive . ' And Jackson whispered to him , ' I am collecting a purse for you , Tom .'- Vain sounds , and unheard at that moment ! Neate ...
... matter ? ' ' Nothing is the matter , Tom , -you have lost the battle , but you are the bravest man alive . ' And Jackson whispered to him , ' I am collecting a purse for you , Tom .'- Vain sounds , and unheard at that moment ! Neate ...
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