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Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, Nov. 12, 1887Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, Nov. 12, 1887I hope you will forgive my not being more precise as to my whereabouts. The fact is if I can get away from London for a day or two without leaving my address, I am...
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Ever Heard This? Over Three Hundred Good StoriesEver Heard This? Over Three Hundred Good StoriesA little boy, who had had some insight into the disposal of surplus kittens, on being shown his mother's newly arrived twins, laid his finger on that which struck his fancy, and said, "That's the one I'll...
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Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, December 3, 1887Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, December 3, 1887The news from Ireland, not all of which finds its way into your daily papers, grows in excitement. The exploit of Mr. Douglas P-ne, M.P., of Lisfinny Castle, has taken root, and all the landed...
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Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, June 28th, 1916Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, June 28th, 1916Two sailors charged with stealing a barrel of beer from a public-house at Dover explained that it was only a joke. The prosecution however pointed out that when the defendants were arrested a large part...
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Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, November 19, 1887Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, November 19, 1887I daresay you will have been expecting for some time to hear from me, and it is quite true I owe you a letter. But the fact is, I'm sick of letter-writing, which, always a...
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Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, June 21st, 1916Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, June 21st, 1916An "Iron Scheer" is to be erected at Cuxhaven in honour of the "victor" of the Battle of Horn Reef. It is thought, however, that lead would be more appropriate than iron for the occasion....
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Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, June 14, 1916Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, June 14, 1916According to the German official announcement, the sinking of the Ltzow was concealed for "military reasons." It is only reasonable to assume that other and larger prevarications concerning the North Sea battle may be ascribed...
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Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 4th 1914Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 4th 1914The Kaiser has forbidden the production at Herr Reinhardt's Deutches Theater of a play called Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia, on the ground that one of the characters is a member of the Prussian Royal Family....
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Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 62, Feb 3, 1872Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 62, Feb 3, 1872Though you love to laugh, and we all love to laugh with you, I know that you are kindness itself when an afflicted woman throws herself upon your sympathy. This letter will not be quite...
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Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 105, September 30th 1893Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 105, September 30th 1893Concerning the houses on the East Cliff of "P'm'th" I cannot speak from residential experience. They appear to me to have been built with a view to using P'm'th as a winter resort only, and...
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Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105 September 23, 1893Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105 September 23, 1893Although professional engagements (not wholly unconnected with the holding of high judicial office in the Tropics) have recently prevented me from contributing to the paper which specially represents Bench and Bar, I have never lost...
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Mr. Punch's Cockney HumourMr. Punch's Cockney HumourDesigned to provide in a series of volumes, each complete in itself, the cream of our national humour, contributed by the masters of comic draughtsmanship and the leading wits of the age to "Punch," from its beginning in 1841 to the...
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Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 62, Jan 13, 1872Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 62, Jan 13, 1872Non omnia possumus omnes; we are not all Popes, nor should we be omnipotent even if we were infallible. The Daily News is a journal of ability; but there is a certain inconsistency, the cause...
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English SocietyEnglish SocietyI was thinking, with a pang, just before I put my pen to the paper, that the death of George du Maurier must be a fact of stale interest to the reader already, and that it would be staler yet by the time...
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Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 62, Jan 27, 1872Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 62, Jan 27, 1872may be thought to indicate that he possessed legal acquirements. Has it, however, occurred to the editors and commentators, that these lines are capable of another interpretation, and may be considered to add a new...
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Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 62, January 6, 1872Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 62, January 6, 1872"GENTLEMEN Arbitrators, I salute you in the concrete," said Mr. Punch, walking up to the table of the Hall of Congress at Geneva. "I also salute you specially. Count Sclopis, una voce poco f; M....
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Punch, or The London Charivari, Vol. 62, January 20, 1872Punch, or The London Charivari, Vol. 62, January 20, 1872We do not covet the post of Prime Minister, nor yet that of Lord Chancellor, especially if, when Parliament re-assembles, a recent judicial appointment should be sharply discussed. We can think of the choice of...
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Voces PopuliVoces PopuliSceneA Suburban Hall. The Performance has not yet begun. The Audience is limited and low-spirited, and may perhaps numberincluding the Attendantseighteen. The only people in the front seats are a man in full evening dress, which he tries to conceal under a caped...
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Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, September 16th, 1893Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, September 16th, 1893"Name! Name!"In a recent report from the East occurs the delightfully-suggestive name of "Seyd Bin Abed." Of course he is a relative to "Seyd im Gotup Agen." Or perhaps he has changed his name from...
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Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, September 9, 1893Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, September 9, 1893And he walked along the deserted streets and could see no one. Here and there would be a pile of stones and wooden blocks, telling of an impeded thoroughfare, but the place itself was empty....
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