Punch, Volume 239Punch Publications Limited, 1960 - English wit and humor |
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Page 808
... appear to have got through soup , sole , pheasant , omelet and petits fours at the Westbury , though whether before or after the contest is not clear . Without the contributions of the three Services , and more especially of the Royal ...
... appear to have got through soup , sole , pheasant , omelet and petits fours at the Westbury , though whether before or after the contest is not clear . Without the contributions of the three Services , and more especially of the Royal ...
Page 822
... appear , could go wrong . In the struggle for expansion on the part of these very dynamic institutions , reason- able restraints in many thrown to the winds . Contracts were extended over far too long a period and no down - payments ...
... appear , could go wrong . In the struggle for expansion on the part of these very dynamic institutions , reason- able restraints in many thrown to the winds . Contracts were extended over far too long a period and no down - payments ...
Page 930
... appear ridiculous should be avoided ( e.g. pie throwing ) . " Apart from a little ambiguity ( it is not quite clear which individual is made to look ridiculous , the thrower or the recipient ) this is sound advice . Who of my generation ...
... appear ridiculous should be avoided ( e.g. pie throwing ) . " Apart from a little ambiguity ( it is not quite clear which individual is made to look ridiculous , the thrower or the recipient ) this is sound advice . Who of my generation ...
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