Punch, Volume 223Punch Publications Limited, 1952 - English wit and humor |
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Page 148
... house the house should be visible from the sea , we painted the gable a dazzling white and went down to the coast . From the beach we could see nothing but the Downs : from the extreme limit of territorial waters ( in a motor boat ) we ...
... house the house should be visible from the sea , we painted the gable a dazzling white and went down to the coast . From the beach we could see nothing but the Downs : from the extreme limit of territorial waters ( in a motor boat ) we ...
Page 153
... House of Commons to - day , House of Commons : and the business accorded closely with it . The talk was all of access to the countryside and of visits to museums and art galleries . The Government's decision to enforce economies which ...
... House of Commons to - day , House of Commons : and the business accorded closely with it . The talk was all of access to the countryside and of visits to museums and art galleries . The Government's decision to enforce economies which ...
Page 181
... House of Commons : Time , Please ! " great events impending " alternated , in the most bewildering way , with events which were ( shall we say ? ) of less importance in the Commons to - day . But it is that sort of thing which makes ...
... House of Commons : Time , Please ! " great events impending " alternated , in the most bewildering way , with events which were ( shall we say ? ) of less importance in the Commons to - day . But it is that sort of thing which makes ...
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