 In deciding upon the kind of house to be erected, I determined, first and foremost, to consult convenience and comfort. I cared little for style, and my wife cared still less; but as we meant to have a good house, it might as well, at the same time, be...  The Life and Adventures of a Cheap Jack - Pagina 160door William Green (of Brighton.) - 1876 - 336 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Phineas Taylor Barnum - 1855 - 168 pagina’s
...Bridgeport, my residence is in Fairfield, a few rods west of the Bridgeport line. In deciding upon the kind of house to be erected, I determined, first and...serve as an advertisement of my various enterprises. Visiting Brighton, I was greatly please. 1 with the pavilion erected by George IV. It was the only... | |
 | Phineas Taylor Barnum - 1855 - 180 pagina’s
...residence is in Fairfield, a few rods west of the Bridgeport line. In deciding upon the kind of house to bo erected, I determined, first and foremost, to consult...serve as an advertisement of my various enterprises. Visiting Brighton, I was greatly pleaseJ with the pavilion erected by George IV. It was the only specimen... | |
 | Phineas Taylor Barnum - 1855 - 396 pagina’s
...the Bridgeport line. In deciding upon the kind of house to be erected, I determined, IRAXISTAN. 371 first and foremost, to consult convenience and comfort....serve as an advertisement of my various enterprises. Visiting Brighton, I was greatly pleased with the Pavilion erected by George IV. It was the only specimen... | |
 | Phineas Taylor Barnum - 1855 - 184 pagina’s
...as we meant to have a good house, it might as well, at the same time, be unique. In this, I eoufess, I had " an eye to business," for I thought that a pile of buildings of a novel order might indireetly serve as an advertisement of my various enterprises. Visiting Brighton, I was greatly pleased... | |
 | Phineas Taylor Barnum - 1855 - 426 pagina’s
...nominally in Bridgeport, my residence is in Fairfield, a few rods west of the Bridgeport line. IEANISTAN. pile of buildings of a novel order might indirectly...serve as an advertisement of my various enterprises. Visiting Brighton, I was greatly pleased with the Pavilion erected by George IV. It was the only specimen... | |
 | Phineas Taylor Barnum - 1855 - 426 pagina’s
...nominally in Bridgeport, my residence is in Fairfield, a few rods west of the Bridgeport line. IRANlSTAN. pile of buildings of a novel order might indirectly...serve as an advertisement of my various enterprises. Visiting Brighton, I was greatly pleased with the Pavilion erected by George IV. It was the only specimen... | |
 | Phineas Taylor Barnum - 1869 - 858 pagina’s
...to have a good house, it might as well, at the same time, be unique. In this, I confess, I had " au eye to business," for I thought that a pile of buildings...order might indirectly serve as an advertisement of my Museum. In visiting Brighton, in England, I had been greatly pleased with the Pavilion erected by George... | |
 | Phineas Taylor Barnum - 1871 - 868 pagina’s
...my property was really in Fail-field, a few rods west of the Bridgeport line. In deciding upon the kind of house to be erected, I determined, first and...order might indirectly serve as an advertisement of my Museum. In visiting Brighton, in England, I had been greatly pleased with the Pavilion erected by George... | |
 | William Green (of Brighton.) - 1876 - 354 pagina’s
...waggish New York editor syllabled it, I-ran-istan, and gave as an interpretation that / ran long before 7 could stan. More correctly, however, the name signifies...at the terminus of two railroads." Bravo again, old hoss ! Bravo ! After this little digression about Barnum, I will now introduce to the notice of my... | |
 | Morris Robert Werner - 1923 - 432 pagina’s
...no desire for style, but he felt that it must at the same time be unique; in this he had an eye for business, "for I thought that a pile of buildings...serve as an advertisement of my various enterprises." His purpose was eminently successful; no one could pass "Iranistan" in the train without, at least,... | |
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