The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, Volume 63Josiah Gilbert Holland, Richard Watson Gilder Century Company, 1902 - American literature |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 99
Page 9
... less attractive than the tramp . When of a Saturday after- noon the throngs of idle minxes come trooping , opera- glass in hand , from the ele- vated stations , I feel as the Elector of Brandenburg must have done when , on his walks VOL ...
... less attractive than the tramp . When of a Saturday after- noon the throngs of idle minxes come trooping , opera- glass in hand , from the ele- vated stations , I feel as the Elector of Brandenburg must have done when , on his walks VOL ...
Page 12
... less fortunate households to the eight- day clock . As holding a record is no joke , the condition of the lady's muscle will form the chief preoccupation of the household . A dash round the mile track , -which has replaced the rose ...
... less fortunate households to the eight- day clock . As holding a record is no joke , the condition of the lady's muscle will form the chief preoccupation of the household . A dash round the mile track , -which has replaced the rose ...
Page 15
... less found by experience that it was safer in the long run to praise the dear creatures who have a way of revenging themselves when provoked . Many years ago , when I stood a detected culprit in the maternal presence , awaiting ...
... less found by experience that it was safer in the long run to praise the dear creatures who have a way of revenging themselves when provoked . Many years ago , when I stood a detected culprit in the maternal presence , awaiting ...
Page 35
... less . But if anything stuck in his crop he swal- lered it like a man , and he chirked up a good deal when the women - folks agreed that one evenin ' in a month they'd make their meetin ' a sociable for the men . " We can do a good deal ...
... less . But if anything stuck in his crop he swal- lered it like a man , and he chirked up a good deal when the women - folks agreed that one evenin ' in a month they'd make their meetin ' a sociable for the men . " We can do a good deal ...
Page 50
... less was the critic right who declared that Josh Billings's bad spelling hid but did not obliterate his kinship with La Rochefou- " " 1 " Josh Billings was a frequent contributor to the humorous columns of this magazine under the title ...
... less was the critic right who declared that Josh Billings's bad spelling hid but did not obliterate his kinship with La Rochefou- " " 1 " Josh Billings was a frequent contributor to the humorous columns of this magazine under the title ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Abner ain't American asked beautiful called captain Chuff Claire count countess Countess Matilda cried Damier Daunay Degerberg Digdale dollars E. D. FRENCH Eliph emperor England Ermentrude eyes face feel felt Fort Benton FREDERIC REMINGTON girl give goin HALF-TONE PLATE ENGRAVED hand head heard heart Henry the Lion Hohenzollern horse hour humor hundred Huxter king knew Lady Pelham land laughed letter live look Lord Matilda ment Merriton miles mind morning mother never night once passed Patrolman Flynn PETER AITKEN Poldhu President River Rose Ann Sandy Claws Saxon seemed smile stood Sveg talk tell Thackeray thee thet thing thou thought tion to-day told took trail turned Vicaud voice walked Washington West wife woman word York young