There are very few moments in a man's existence when he experiences so much ludicrous distress, or meets with… — Charles Dickens
There are very few moments in a man's existence when he experiences so much ludicrous distress, or meets with so little charitable commiseration, as when he is in pursuit of his own hat.
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Wotever is, is right, as the young nobleman sveetly remarked wen they put him down in the pension list 'cos his mother's uncle's vife's grandfather vunce lit the king's pipe vith a portable tinder-box.
Anythin' for a quiet life, as the man said wen he took the sitivation at the lighthouse.
WE know, Mr. Weller—we, who are men of the world—that a good uniform must work its way with the women, sooner or later.
