Points of Humour

Points of Humour: Illustrated by the Designs of George Cruikshank
Авторы: George Cruikshank
Иллюстрации George Cruikshank
Соавтор Clarence Sweet Bement
Издательство: C. Baldwyn,
London
1823
Место хранения оригинала: Нью-Йоркская публичная библиотека
Оцифровано: 17 май 2007
Всего страниц: 47
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In London, however extraordinary it may appear, many poor folks get drunk at night, especially Saturday night, and what is not less wonderful, they are in this state often unable to preserve their balance – since the laws of gravity exert their influence, and the patient rolls into the kennel.
В Лондоне, как бы странно это ни казалось, многие бедняки напиваются по вечерам, особенно в субботу вечером, и не менее странно то, что в таком состоянии они часто не могут сохранить равновесие, поскольку законы тяготения оказывают своё действие, и пьяный скатывается в канаву.
Содержание
Раздел 1 1
cantata, humour, Scottish
Раздел 2 7
grenade, Ensign, point of duty
Раздел 3 9
shuttlecock, rasher, Taunton
Раздел 4 19
Merry Andrew, RECITATIVO, CAUDRON
Раздел 5 32
Liberty's a glorious, Courts for cowards, cowards were erected
Раздел 6 7
physician, talisman, ghosts
Раздел 7 9
bastinado, Backbac, caliph
Раздел 8 21
lovage, Pallet, Jews
Раздел 9 53
leek, Pist, scurvy
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