Punch, Volume 273Punch Publications Limited, 1977 - English wit and humor |
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... become a con- firmed member of the Church of England . It was simply because of one telescoped phrase in the confirmation service . Until a short time ago it was necessary to say that you would " renounce the devil and all his works and ...
... become a con- firmed member of the Church of England . It was simply because of one telescoped phrase in the confirmation service . Until a short time ago it was necessary to say that you would " renounce the devil and all his works and ...
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... become a prosperous lawyer and TV personality . His successor was Abraham D. Beame , a much older and a much shorter man . Indeed he is over 70 and so short that when he sits in front of me in the theater I can see over him . When Mayor ...
... become a prosperous lawyer and TV personality . His successor was Abraham D. Beame , a much older and a much shorter man . Indeed he is over 70 and so short that when he sits in front of me in the theater I can see over him . When Mayor ...
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... become tiresome , although a great many American commercial film - makers behave as though they invented it . What is usually pleased to flatter itself by assuming the label of Black Comedy usually turns out to be merely pale grey ...
... become tiresome , although a great many American commercial film - makers behave as though they invented it . What is usually pleased to flatter itself by assuming the label of Black Comedy usually turns out to be merely pale grey ...
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