 He told the story of the ivy-tree, and that was laughed at; he repeated the jest of the two scholars and one pair of breeches, and the company laughed at that; but the story of Taffy in the sedan-chair, was sure to set the table in a roar.  Harrison's British Classicks - Sivu 441786Koko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
 | Hugh Alexander Law - 1926 - 328 sivua
...generosity greater than his education The same ambition that actuates a monarch at the head of his army, influenced my father at the head of his table ; he told the story of the ivy-tree, and that was laughed at ; he repeated the jest of the two 2 See as to this Early... | |
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