Punch, Volume 185Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman Punch Publications Limited, 1933 - Caricatures and cartoons |
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Page 68
... person of his wife , though he has an order for the restitution of conjugal rights and she refuses to return home , " Last week I depre- cated and dismissed the common but insulting comparison between the position of a wife and the ...
... person of his wife , though he has an order for the restitution of conjugal rights and she refuses to return home , " Last week I depre- cated and dismissed the common but insulting comparison between the position of a wife and the ...
Page 186
... person was at first unfavourable . " To get across ( or over ) " ( of a theatri- cal performer or performance ) .- To con- vince , amuse , or satisfy thoroughly an audience , as opposed to a praiseworthy attempt which fails to secure ...
... person was at first unfavourable . " To get across ( or over ) " ( of a theatri- cal performer or performance ) .- To con- vince , amuse , or satisfy thoroughly an audience , as opposed to a praiseworthy attempt which fails to secure ...
Page 533
... person wishes to increase our purchasing power we shall make a pretence of being pleased . A Liverpool professor has solved the problem of producing sugar by means of photosynthesis . To prevent Moorland partridges are , of course , the ...
... person wishes to increase our purchasing power we shall make a pretence of being pleased . A Liverpool professor has solved the problem of producing sugar by means of photosynthesis . To prevent Moorland partridges are , of course , the ...
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