Punch, Volume 238Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman Punch Publications Limited, 1960 - English wit and humor |
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Page 716
... never at a loss . They never profess ignorance of , or indifference to , the problems of their country , native or adopted . They never assert , as so many people in Britain do , that as long as they can get on with their jobs in peace ...
... never at a loss . They never profess ignorance of , or indifference to , the problems of their country , native or adopted . They never assert , as so many people in Britain do , that as long as they can get on with their jobs in peace ...
Page 753
... never had a party without recording much of the conversa- tion on silently revolving tapes hidden behind a sofa or under a table . The most ordinary casual small - talk is absurdly entertaining repeated on record . After unintentionally ...
... never had a party without recording much of the conversa- tion on silently revolving tapes hidden behind a sofa or under a table . The most ordinary casual small - talk is absurdly entertaining repeated on record . After unintentionally ...
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... never a dull one . It is full of sharp - flavoured facts and its admirable prose has the sweep and passion of a good pamphlet . Sir Harold Nicolson's introduction calls it " informa- tive , sensible and witty " and , as usual , he is ...
... never a dull one . It is full of sharp - flavoured facts and its admirable prose has the sweep and passion of a good pamphlet . Sir Harold Nicolson's introduction calls it " informa- tive , sensible and witty " and , as usual , he is ...
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