Sydney Punch Staff Papers1872 |
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... GHOST . NCE upon a time , in those good old days when Bohemia was a separate kingdom , there lived in the ancient city of Prague a certain young man rejoicing in the un- poetic , but aristocratic appellation of Schloggenbochs . Johann ...
... GHOST . NCE upon a time , in those good old days when Bohemia was a separate kingdom , there lived in the ancient city of Prague a certain young man rejoicing in the un- poetic , but aristocratic appellation of Schloggenbochs . Johann ...
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... ghost of the gentleman whose tomb he had just desecrated . Hans knew who it was at once , but being never wholly at a loss , murmured , in somewhat trembling accents , " Now , what's your little game ? " " Hans von Schloggenbochs ...
... ghost of the gentleman whose tomb he had just desecrated . Hans knew who it was at once , but being never wholly at a loss , murmured , in somewhat trembling accents , " Now , what's your little game ? " " Hans von Schloggenbochs ...
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... Ghost's request for a reasonable sum in ready money or jewels . The Ghost sighed and shook his head . " Gold and silver have I none , " said he ; " but take this bottle . It contains a wonderful elixir , which will cure every disease ...
... Ghost's request for a reasonable sum in ready money or jewels . The Ghost sighed and shook his head . " Gold and silver have I none , " said he ; " but take this bottle . It contains a wonderful elixir , which will cure every disease ...
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... Ghost -- the cause of all his distress . He requested Bart to visit the tomb of that worthy and , not only to brush off all the pebbles , but also to cause the inscription to be erased and a more fitting one placed in its stead ; the ...
... Ghost -- the cause of all his distress . He requested Bart to visit the tomb of that worthy and , not only to brush off all the pebbles , but also to cause the inscription to be erased and a more fitting one placed in its stead ; the ...
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... Ghost . No sooner had he concluded than Bart gave a great bound in his chair , which went nigh to frighten the small remnant of life out of poor Hans ' body . " I have it ! " shouted he , joyfully . " Have what ? " asked Hans , faintly ...
... Ghost . No sooner had he concluded than Bart gave a great bound in his chair , which went nigh to frighten the small remnant of life out of poor Hans ' body . " I have it ! " shouted he , joyfully . " Have what ? " asked Hans , faintly ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
admiration arms Australian Bacchio Bart von Schinkenstein Basil Moss beauty Bluffins Bob Charlton Brogley Budgeree Cant Cape Horn Champion Bay chief cried daring dark dead dear eyes face fair Farryher father fear feel feet felt fire Flora Charlton followed gave gazed gentleman GEORGE GORDON MCCRAE Ghost girl gold hand Harry head heard heart HENRY KENDALL Isaac Jews Kai Tamaru King knew lady Lake Taupo Laura light looked Marcus mate McDermott McTavish mind Miss Pike mother Muggles never night o'er once ophicleide Paketoi passed poor Prague Princess reader replied Robert Browning round rushed Schloggenbochs shouted sing soul Speckerton squatter stood sweetheart long ago Tamaru Tambaroora tears tell thee there's thing thou thought threw told Tom McDermott Tom Potts took turned warri Whatanidea whilst wife wonder word Wychitella young
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 8 - WOULD that the structure brave, the manifold music I build, Bidding my organ obey, calling its keys to their work, Claiming each slave of the sound, at a touch, as when .Solomon willed Armies of angels that soar, legions of demons that lurk, Man, brute, reptile, fly, — alien of end and of aim, Adverse, each from the other heaven-high, hell-deep removed, — Should rush into sight at once as he named the ineffable Name, And pile him a palace straight, to pleasure the princess he loved...
Seite 9 - And another would mount and march, like the excellent minion he was. Ay, another and yet another, one crowd but with many a crest, Raising my rampired walls of gold as transparent as glass, Eager to do and die, yield each his place to the rest...
Seite 202 - A perfect judge will read each work of wit With the same spirit that its author writ; Survey the whole, nor seek slight faults to find Where Nature moves, and rapture warms the mind; Nor lose for that malignant dull delight, The gen'rous pleasure to be charm'd with wit.
Seite 187 - Heaven's influence scarce can penetrate. In life's low vale, the soil the virtues like, They please as beauties, here as wonders strike.
Seite 187 - Tis from high life high characters are drawn ; A saint in crape is twice a saint in lawn : A judge is just, a chancellor juster still ; A gownman learn'd ; a bishop what you will ; Wise if a minister ; but if a king, More wise, more learn'd, more just, more every thing. Court-virtues bear, like gems, the highest rate, Born where Heaven's influence scarce can penetrate.
Seite 201 - Tho' learn'd, well-bred ; and tho' well-bred, sincere, Modestly bold, and humanly severe : Who to a friend his faults can freely show, And .gladly praise the merit of a foe?
Seite 201 - Though learn'd, well-bred; and though well-bred, sincere; Modestly bold, and humanly severe; Who to a friend his faults can freely show, And gladly praise the merit of a foe? Blest with a taste exact, yet unconfined; A knowledge both of books and human kind...
Seite 9 - And, seeing ignorance is the curse of God, Knowledge the wing wherewith we fly to heaven, Unless you be possess'd with devilish spirits, You cannot but forbear to murder me.
Seite 9 - Nature in turn conceived, obeying an impulse as I; And the emulous heaven yearned down, made effort to reach the earth, As the earth had done her best, in my passion, to...
Seite 189 - a son of the forest, a man of the backwoods, a dweller in unquiet and uncouth country, and his songs are accordingly saturated with the strange fitful music of waste, broken-up places.