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Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 148, January 13th 1915Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 148, January 13th 1915"Stick it!" it may be remembered, was General von Kluck's Christmas message as published in a German newspaper. The journal in question is evidently read in Constantinople, for the Turks are now stated to have...
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Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 108, March 9th 1895Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 108, March 9th 1895Far below lay the globe like a huge ball of glowing light, patched here and there with dark tracts, and intersected with lines brighter than the surrounding brightness. That was my goal. But here I...
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Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 108, March 2nd 1895Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 108, March 2nd 1895In these awful circumstances, with the night air whistling past me, and with my beloved Chuddah and her nurse hurtling upwards beside me, it is scarcely necessary for me to say that I never for...
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Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 108, February 23, 1895Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 108, February 23, 1895A. Quite good enough. They will laugh when a London lady expresses surprise at finding flowers growing in the country, and roar when they hear the retort, that plants are as common in the provinces...
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Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 108, February 16, 1895Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 108, February 16, 1895"Tempora Mutantur."In these days of very late dining hours a performance at 5 P.M., if over at 7, or 7.15 at latest, ought to suit those whose daily work is over about 4 or 4.30,...
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Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 108, February 9, 1895Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 108, February 9, 1895Unanswerable.The Archbishop of Canterbury, speaking at Folkestone last week, said that "The Disestablishment Bill does not need any answering: it answers itself." An' it please your Grace, if it does "answer," and answers its purpose,...
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Punch, or the London Charavari, Volume 93, October 8, 1887Punch, or the London Charavari, Volume 93, October 8, 1887I. S. (soliloquising). Hah! Really reads very well, very well indeed. Points neatly put, hits smartly delivered! They shan't call me the "Champion Slugger" for nothing. American pugilist, named Sullivan, original bearer of that honorific...
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Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, September 28, 1895Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, September 28, 1895Aston-ishing!The English Cup, won by the Aston Villa Football Club last year, has been stolen. Between boots and football a strong affinity exists; and it appears that a cordonnier, a member of the club, obtained...
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Hebrew Humor and Other EssaysHebrew Humor and Other Essays The present volume contains a collection of essays, the majority of which were read as papers before various literary societies, such as the International Congress of Orientalists, the Biblical Archaeological Society, and the Jews' College Literary Association. Several of...
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Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, September 7, 1895Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, September 7, 1895The Rural District Council at Chester resolved recently to station men on the main roads leading into the city to count the number of cyclists, with a view to estimating what revenue would accrue from...
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Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, July 6, 1895Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, July 6, 1895Don Quixote (turning the peg of Malambruno's magic steed). Only your scientific and sensational journals, who, dryasdust dogs! are, after all, endless leagues behind Merlin the Enchanter, and the magic-aided heroes of old romance. Mr....
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Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 148, February 10, 1915Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 148, February 10, 1915"The Indians," complains the Frankfurter Zeitung, "have an extraordinary way of fighting. They jump up, shoot with wonderful precision, and disappear before one has time to notice them properly." Our contemporary has evidently not been...
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Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 108, April 6, 1895Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 108, April 6, 1895A. That is the published opinion, but the matter has not been put absolutely to the test. However, the pleasure of the artists is not to be considered when the recreations of Brixton and Tooting...
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Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, August 31, 1895Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, August 31, 1895Edith. "Oh, I'm writing Letters, and we're in the Engadine, you know, and I just want to describe some of our favourite Haunts, and mention a few of the People who are staying therehere, I...
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Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 108, May 25, 1895Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 108, May 25, 1895A Mark against Denmark.At the beginning of last week it was midsummer weather, and not to have cast off winter clothing and donned light attire would have been deemed "Midsummer madness." But by Thursday "on...
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Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, August 17, 1895Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, August 17, 1895Mr. Goodchild was admittedly the most successful of merchant princesnot only financially, but morally. From a boy the great trader had advanced on the road of commerce by leaps and bounds. His parents were of...
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Gaudeamus! Humorous PoemsGaudeamus! Humorous PoemsThis volume contains the greater portion of the poems which constitute the Gaudeamus--'Let us be jolly'--of Joseph Victor Scheffel, who is at present the most popular poet in Germany. Without being presented as such, these ballads, though complete in themselves, form in...
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The Revolt of the AngelsThe Revolt of the Angels CHAPTER I CHAPTER II CHAPTER III CHAPTER IV CHAPTER V CHAPTER VI CHAPTER VII CHAPTER VIII CHAPTER IX CHAPTER X CHAPTER XI CHAPTER XII CHAPTER XIII CHAPTER XIV CHAPTER XV CHAPTER XVI CHAPTER XVII CHAPTER XVIII CHAPTER XIX CHAPTER...
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A travers ParisA travers ParisDepuis quelques annes plusieurs agences se sont fondes, qui, pour une rtribution modeste, transportent les trangers travers Paris et leur font connatre ses monuments, ses particularits, ses beauts et ses laideurs. Nous voudrions, dans cet album, atteindre le mme but, non plus...
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Dictionnaire des calembours et des jeux de mots, lazzis, coqs-à-l'âne, quolibets, quiproquos, amphigouris, etcDictionnaire des calembours et des jeux de mots, lazzis, coqs-à-l'âne, quolibets, quiproquos, amphigouris, etc.On conduisait un Picard et un Normand la potence. Le Picard pleurait.--Lche! lui dit le Normand, qui ne pleurait pas.--Hlas! rpliqua le Picard, nous ne sommes pas accoutums comme vous tre...
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