(not including endless work on Froissart and fixing stuff and learning more tech stuff and typing. March 31, 2007. In Praise of Short People, by Carlo Frugoni, 18th century Italian poem translated into English by an unknown translator is online and finally proofed. Uninvited Guests, by Carlo Gozzi, an extract from his "Useless Memoirs," is online in English, (unknown translator), partially proofed. Some extracts from Giacomo Leopardi are online, On Reciting One's Own Compositions, from "Thoughts", Dialogue Between Fashion and Death, from "Dialogues," Dialogue Between the Earth and the Moon, from "Dialogues," The Academy of Syllographs, from "Essays," and The Origin of Laughter, from "The Praise of Birds," in the "Essays." Partially proofed, unknown translator. The Purchase of a Greek Manuscript, by Alberto Nota, an extract from "The Bibliomaniac," is online, too. Partially proofed, unknown translator. All of the above are from Volume XIII, Italian -- Spanish, from The World's Wit and Humor. More Villani re-formatted to make it browser-friendly. From The New Pun Book, p. 126:
housemaid, "Do you happen to know anything of your master's whereabouts?" "I'm not sure, ma'am," replied the careful domestic, "but I think they are in the wash." March 30, 2007. Volume I of The World's Wit and Humor, complete!!! From Limerick Lyrics, p. 131;
The stings that smart you and blister, The reason then is one of two -- He is a bigger man than you, Or has a pretty sister.
Punctuation's abhorrent to Thos., And he loathes semicolons and cos.; He is such a bad boy That a wave of great joy Would arise were the kid taken fros. More of Villani's Chronicle of Florence, translated by Rose Selfe, is re-formatted. March 28, 2007. Portrait of Oliver Wendell Holmes online, and more than half of the final proofing down on Volume I of The World's Wit and Wisdom. March 26, 2007. Introduction and Table of Contents, plus an Essay on Humor in America by Joel Chandler Harris, completes Volume I, of The World's Wit and Humor, American. Some more proofreading only to go. From The New Pun Book, p. 116:
Look at her now! FRED -- That certainly is one of her bad habits. and from p. 41:
It was the frivolous man who spoke. "Can you think of another?" The serious man scowled up from his newspaper. "Tut-tut!" he cried contemptuously. And they rode on in silence. March 24, 2007. Online: A Proposal and Practical Jokes, from "Major Jones's Courtship," by William Tappan Thompson, and Deacon Marble and The Deacon's Trout, from "Norwood," by Henry Ward Beecher from The World's Wit and Humor, Volume I, American. This finishes the stories from this text. Now only the Introduction and the Contents and final proofing of some of the text to go. At least I was a little wiser and did final proofing of most of it as I went. From The New Pun Book, p. 145:
BUSYMAN (off guard) -- When taken in moderation, yes.
Not exactly," answered Mr. Cumrox. "But I once came mighty near having a French count for a son-in-law."
Was all her own fault; She first turned to "rubber," And then turned to salt.
I was in the depot restaurant of one of the great railroads, and was asked why am I standing while drinking my coffee. All the rest of us sit down. I replied, solemnly, that "I was always told to stand for the weak."
He sent them every hour, But now they're married and he sends Her home a cauliflower. A few chapters of Giovanni Villani's Chronicle of Florence have been reformatted. This was the first history of Italy written, in Italian, since the time of the Fall of Roman Empire. Villani was a contemporary f Dante and this text is the English translation, by Rose Self, of the parts that best illustrate Dante and his life and works. March 23, 2007. From The World's Wit and Humor, Volume I, American: Who Paid for the Prima Donna, by Edmund Quincy, an excerpt from Wensley and Other Stories, (partially proofed). From the same book, excerpts from Oliver Wendell Holmes, An Aphorism and a Lecture, Foreign Correspondence and A Walk with the Schoolmistress, from "Autocrat of the Breakfast Table," Music-Pounding, and Dislikes from "The Poet at the Breakfast-Table," and three Poems: My Aunt, The Ballad of the Oysterman, The Height of the Ridiculous are online and proofed. The Last was put up months ago, because it is so funny! Some of the prose extracts are online elsewhere, some but the typos have been corrected in this version, and there appear to be some textual variants, in terms of punctuation and spelling, e. g. British spelling used in those already online, but American spelling in this edition. Also from the same book, Harriet Beecher Stowe, The Minister's Wooing is online (partially proofed). From Monologues and Parodies, (1910):
Now to a smith doth passl How naturally the iron age succeeds the age of brass!" March 20, 2007. Queed printer logo Pic online and finally done with the whole text, of Queed, by Henry Sydnor Harrison, with Teaching Aides by Elizabeth Shepardson Curtis, including a third proofreading! N. P. Willis' offerings are proofed. From The New Pun Book, p. 63:
do wish ma was a Christian Scientist!"
It you want do see a strong organization, look at the whisky dealers; if you want to see a weak one, look at the consumers." March 18, 2007. Nathanial Hawthorne, The British Matron, Dr. Heidegger's Experiment, and Mr. Higginbotham's Catastrophe are online. The first two are online elsewhere, but this edition has some variants, especially in punctuation. These pages are taken from The World's Wit and Humor, Volume I, America. From Monologues and Parodies, compiled and arranged by J. F. Hartman (comedian), 1910: p. 73:
Upon a mule She sat one side the saddle; Soon on a fence Some distance thence The mule watched her astraddle.
IS THIS PIE? There was a young fellow from Me., Who courted a maid, but in ve.; For she kicked when he kister, And hollered for sister, And dared him to do it aga.
HER DR. There was a young indigent Dr. Called in by a woman named Prr With a batt'ry he shr., Quite senseless he knr., Ten plunks was the sum that he sr.
BORROWED BLOOMERS.
"My new pantaloons, I believe they are gone." "Oh, no, they're not stolen," his children replied; "Dear ma has gone out on her wheel with 'em on." McLush, Love in a Cottage, and Tom Fane and I. March 16, 2007. Queed has now been completely reformatted and proofed again. Phew! From Limerick Lyrics, p. 93:
I'd rather have ears than a nose, And as for my hair I'm glad it's all there; I'll be awfully sad when it goes. Now online, from Wit and Humor, Volume I, American, A Monody, by Robert C. Sands (1799 - 1832), and Old Grimes, by Albert Gorton Greene (1802-1868). From The New Pun Book, p. 26;
GALLANT OFFICER -- My lovely miss, the fire from those eyes would compel the bravest soldier to surrender his arms.
SHE -- "You used to call me the light of your life." HE -- "Ah, but I had no idea then how much it would cost to keep it burning." March 14, 2007. The Questions, Notes, Introduction and Online Preface, to Queed, A Novel by Henry Sydnor Harrison have been formatted and proofed again. From Limerick Lyrics, p. 91:
Once called on a maid -- tried to squesar. But the girl with a blush, Said the Latin for "Tush, You horrid young thing! let me baesar." Chapter XVIII, Chapter XIX, XX and Appendix of Acadia; or a Month with the Blue Noses, by Frederic S. Cozzens if online and partially proofed. So that text is complete and now awaits final proofing and Contents (woe is me). March 10, 2007. Chapter XVII of Acadia; or a Month with the Blue Noses, by Frederic S. Cozzens is online and partially proofed. From Limerick Lyrics, p. 80:
Found pleasure in reading Monte., He also liked Poe, And Daniel Defoe, But the telephone book caused him pe. and from p. 154:
And seem of tender age, 'Tis older far than you appear, Because its past-ur-age!
"Something has come between us," Cried the lover in dismay. "What else can you expect?" she asked, "When you sit so far away." The rest of the chapters of Queed, A Novel, by Henry Sydnor Harrison have been reformatted and proofed again. Now only for the questions, notes, intro, etc. March 9, 2007. Chapter XVI of Acadia; or a Month with the Blue Noses, by Frederic S. Cozzens is online and partially proofed. From Monologues and Parodies, compiled and arranged by J. F. Hartman, Frank Vernon & Co., New York; 1910; p. 67:
To gull the public two contractors come, One pilfers corn, -- the other cheats in rum. Which is the greater knave, ye wits explain, A rogue in spirit, or a rogue in grain? Several more chapters of Queed, A Novel, by Henry Sydnor Harrison have been reformatted and proofed again. From the Glossary in Yorkshire Wit, Character, Folklore & Customs, by R. Blakeborough, (1911), p. 441:
Pross, n. A friendly gossip. March 6, 2007. Chapters XIV and XV of Acadia; or a Month with the Blue Noses, by Frederic S. Cozzens is online and partially proofed. From Monologues and Parodies, p. 75:
She fed it kerosene; One day it got too near the fire, Since then it's not benzine. A few more chapters of Queed, A Novel by Henry Sydnor Harrison have been proofed again and re-formatted. March 3, 2007. Chapter XIII of Acadia; or a Month with the Blue Noses, by Frederic S. Cozzens is online and partially proofed. First 17 Chapters of Queed, a Novel, by Henry Sydnor Harrison, re-proofed and re- formatted. Thanks to Jeanie Bartolo, fair goddess, for her help. It is amazing that this book was felt to be suitable for a high-school literature course in view of today's education. It is such a wonderful book! Also my sincere thanks goes out to David Margolis, co-owner of Margolis and Moss Books in New Mexico, for looking at his first edition of The Sparrowgrass Papers by Cozzens, and reporting that the typo I asked him about was there from the very beginning. It was not in the version first published in the magazine, Putnam's, where it originally appeared but started with the first book version. I am curious if the printing plates of the text, obviously re-used, where just too expensive to fix. Although maybe the typo was unnoticed by any during it's many re-edition. I would scoff, if I hadn't learned from this website how hard proofreading your own stuff is. March 1, 2007. Chapters XI, XII of Acadia; or a Month with the Blue Noses, by Frederic S. Cozzens are online and partially proofed. From Limerick Lyrics, p. 94:
Was in love with a maiden named Daleigh: He quite lost his head Over her, it is said; She was doubtless a real hot tamaleigh. And from page 152:
And then -- so the other girls tell -- Slumbering echoes were aroused in the hall Because of the bawl of the belle. February 28, 2007. Chapter X, of Chapter X of Acadia; or a Month with the Blue Noses, by Frederic S. Cozzens is online and partially proofed. From the Glossary in Yorkshire Wit, Character, Folklore & Customs, by R. Blakeborough, (1911), p. 427:
Nazzard, Nazzart, n. A worthless scamp.
nowt, an' warse an' nowt. If thoo'd nobbut try foor ti be a good lad, thoo'd mebbe grow up to be summat leyke thi feyther. February 25, 2007. Chapter IX of Acadia; or a Month with the Blue Noses, by F. S. Cozzens is online (partially proofed). From Limerick Lyrics, p. 81:
Said, "no matter whatever I gebt, My creditors claim A share of the same, Which makes me discouraged, you bebt." February 24, 2007. Table of Contents for The Mimes of Herondas (Herodas), translated by M. S. Buck is done. So that's now 'perfect.' Chapter VIII of Acadia; or a Month with the Blue-Noses, by Frederic S. Cozzens is online. February 23, 2007. Old Church Lore by William Andrews is complete! Including proofing, pictures and index. Ta da! From Limerick Lyrics, selected and arranged by Stanton Vaughan, 1906, p. 12:
Exclaimed with a feeling of peign, "Though I'm legally heir, No one seems to ceir That I haven't been born with a breign." Chapter VI, Chapter VII, of Acadia; or a Month with the Blue Noses, by Frederic S. Cozzens is online (not proofed) From Limerick Lyrics, p. 16:
"I am fond of my fellow-man; But, just the same, I paint my name On umbrellas as quick as I can." February 21, 2007. Title Pages, Online Intro and Frontispiece of a Clog-Almanack, from Old Church Lore by William Andrews. Chapter V from Acadia; or a Month with the Blue Noses, by Frederic S. Cozzens is online. Chapter V from Acadia; or a Month with the Blue Noses, by Frederic S. Cozzens is online. February 20, 2007. After a month of phone calls, finally talked to someone who could actually provide competent tech support at earthlink. Ronald saved the day. FYI: Internet Explorer 7 is not compatible with the earthlink Total Access software, nor with its accelerator. They say it is the fault of EI 7 and its "Bugs." Too bad they do not send an announcement of that in their newsletters, give a hint of it in any of their online support resources, or tell the first echelon of tech support people to address this. Still recovering from all the lost data that resulted from the other tech support advice that effectively interfered with this web site and seriously wasted my time and undid much of my work over the past weeks. If only small businesses could operate like this and still make a living! But, they do have one person who does their job, at least, which is more than can be found at AT and T aka Cingular aka Bell South. The pictures and the final proofreading of the chapters has been done for Old Church Lore by William Andrews. Chapters III and Chapter IV of Acadia; or a Month with the Blue Noses, by Frederic S. Cozzens are online. February 15, 2007. Chapter II, of Acadia; or a Month with the Blue Noses, by F. S. Cozzens is online. 3 Poems and a Short Bio of the first trobador poet, Guilhem VII. Count of Poitou, is online by Barbara Smythe, from The Trobador Poets. This is the same guy that joined the Crusades, who is mentioned in the History of Chivalry by G. P. R. James. From The Cyclopaedia of Wit and Wisdom of 1845, p.114:
dying, and much lying. February 14, 2007. An anonymous funny poem called The Naughty Greek Girl, from a 1919 collection called Choice Humor for Reading and Recitation, Compiled by Charles C. Shoemaker is online. From the same book for Valentine's Day, is another Anonymous poem, from p. 108:
And with a fragile reed I traced upon the sand; "Agnes, I love thee." The mad waves rolled by and blotted out the fair impression. Frail reed ! cruel wave ! treacherous sand ! I'll trust ye no more ! But, with a giant hand, I'll pluck from Norway's frozen shore her tallest pine, And dip its top into the crater of Mt. Vesuvius, And on the high and burnished heavens I'll write: "Agnes, I love thee." And I would like to see any doggoned wave wash that out. Cozzens is online and partially proofed. February 12, 2007. Added introduction by Albert S. Cook to Judith, An Old English Epic Fragment. Also added the picture of the manuscript page. Proofed the poem finally. Uh, oh! Straydoc is a little peeved, I see! Find out why here, it's pretty funny. Hopefully this will help change behaviors, as you laugh. Share the page with your friends and enough publicity could lead to a difference in abusive corporate business tactics. Go to the Archives for the chronological record of the additions for the past 2 years. |