Punch, Volume 223Punch Publications Limited, 1952 - English wit and humor |
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Page 129
... English life . As it was , the upper classes dined off gold plate and still contrived to grind the faces of the workers , while the workers only waited for the glorious revolution that would join them hand - in - hand with the ecstatic ...
... English life . As it was , the upper classes dined off gold plate and still contrived to grind the faces of the workers , while the workers only waited for the glorious revolution that would join them hand - in - hand with the ecstatic ...
Page 216
ENGLISH ELECTRIC How many housewives know the joy of working in a really modern kitchen ? How many know the advantages of a refrigerator , a food mixer , a washing machine , or a really up - to - date cooker ? The simple answer is ...
ENGLISH ELECTRIC How many housewives know the joy of working in a really modern kitchen ? How many know the advantages of a refrigerator , a food mixer , a washing machine , or a really up - to - date cooker ? The simple answer is ...
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... English than ever before . Small boys in bathing slips proudly fire off ' Good- bye ' and even longer sentences : many grown - ups , who have never left their own land , speak sur- prisingly good English - the school teaching must be ...
... English than ever before . Small boys in bathing slips proudly fire off ' Good- bye ' and even longer sentences : many grown - ups , who have never left their own land , speak sur- prisingly good English - the school teaching must be ...
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