The New Speaker's Treasury of Wit and WisdomHerbert Victor Prochnow Quotations arranged alphabetically by subject matter. |
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Page 10
... asked her age . “ Well , let me figure it out , " she replied . “ I was eighteen when I married , and my husband was thirty . He is now sixty , or twice as old as he was then . So I am thirty - six . ' Representative R. Yates ...
... asked her age . “ Well , let me figure it out , " she replied . “ I was eighteen when I married , and my husband was thirty . He is now sixty , or twice as old as he was then . So I am thirty - six . ' Representative R. Yates ...
Page 167
... asked . " Yes , " the boy replied . " Know any stills in them hills ? " " Yes . " " Will you take me to one for $ 5 ? " " Yes . " " Lead the way . " When the boy refused to move , the stranger demanded to know why . " Mister , " the boy ...
... asked . " Yes , " the boy replied . " Know any stills in them hills ? " " Yes . " " Will you take me to one for $ 5 ? " " Yes . " " Lead the way . " When the boy refused to move , the stranger demanded to know why . " Mister , " the boy ...
Page 223
... asked the hermit . " About your build . " " Did he have a shirt ? " " Was it black and white check ? " " No , plaid . " " Nope , it weren't me . " Walter Trohan Two bellhops at the Mayflower hotel , headquarters for a Daughters of the ...
... asked the hermit . " About your build . " " Did he have a shirt ? " " Was it black and white check ? " " No , plaid . " " Nope , it weren't me . " Walter Trohan Two bellhops at the Mayflower hotel , headquarters for a Daughters of the ...
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