He had a large circle of acquaintance, and seldom dined at his own expense. The Circumlocution Office2019-04-16T21:50:57+01:00Categories: Sketches by Boz, The Steam Excursion|Tags: Friends| Read More
There was such a kissing, and congratulating, and shaking of hands, as might have induced one to suppose that the two families were the best friends in the world, instead of each wishing the other overboard, as they most sincerely did. The Circumlocution Office2019-04-16T21:53:18+01:00Categories: Sketches by Boz, The Steam Excursion|Tags: Animosity| Read More
The animosity between the Montagues and Capulets, was nothing to that which prevailed between these two illustrious houses. The Circumlocution Office2019-04-16T21:54:25+01:00Categories: Sketches by Boz, The Steam Excursion|Tags: Animosity, Shakespeare| Read More
The form of a giantess and the mind of a child. The Circumlocution Office2019-04-09T16:37:15+01:00Categories: Sketches by Boz, The Steam Excursion|Tags: Appearance (Person)| Read More
Mr. Edkins … makes a speech on every occasion on which a speech can possibly be made: the eloquence of which can only be equalled by its length. In the event of his not being previously appointed to a judgeship, it is probable that he will practise as a barrister in the New Central Criminal Court. The Circumlocution Office2019-04-16T21:36:24+01:00Categories: Sketches by Boz, The Steam Excursion|Tags: Law, Speeches| Read More
