Punch, Volume 237Punch Publications Limited, 1959 - English wit and humor |
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Page 392
... once fixed , it takes a deal of unfixing . Imagine , for instance , what a titanic convulsion would have been required to destroy the image of Neville Chamberlain's umbrella and all that that implied . A mere declaration of war was ...
... once fixed , it takes a deal of unfixing . Imagine , for instance , what a titanic convulsion would have been required to destroy the image of Neville Chamberlain's umbrella and all that that implied . A mere declaration of war was ...
Page 666
... once chic seaside suburb of Piræus . Inside the flaking building the great curved banisters sag away from the stairs and are tied back with ends of string , and children play by the ominous four- storey well - drop . The once elegant ...
... once chic seaside suburb of Piræus . Inside the flaking building the great curved banisters sag away from the stairs and are tied back with ends of string , and children play by the ominous four- storey well - drop . The once elegant ...
Page 683
... once in two years or so ; for the more thoughtful customers , and for anyone able to appreciate cinematic merit , there is On the Beach ( Director : Stanley Kramer ) , which I found quite intensely absorbing . The opening scene , before ...
... once in two years or so ; for the more thoughtful customers , and for anyone able to appreciate cinematic merit , there is On the Beach ( Director : Stanley Kramer ) , which I found quite intensely absorbing . The opening scene , before ...
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