For two pugilists, shaking hands before the knock-out fight begins:--

"Ere we rush, ere we extinguish sight and speech

Each on each."

_BROWNING, "Love among the Ruins."_

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"It is interesting to learn that the swans on the lower lake have

built a nest and that one of the pairs on the upper lake have

followed suit, so that there is some possibility of signets on the

lakes presently."

_Beckenham Journal._

We shall be glad to see these freshwater seals.

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Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, April 15, 1914 · 第 6 / 43 题