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The Minneapolis Times, in its scene setter, estimated that no living American had made more people laugh than Mark Twain, especially in the wake of “the untimely death of Artemus Ward.” The night Mark Twain brought Huck Finn alive 2016-04-23T04:00:00Z
He began searching for something to fulfill a request from humorist and lecturer Artemus Ward for a book of western experiences he was planning to publish, resurrecting the yarn he heard in Angels Camp. The frog that jump-started Mark Twain's career 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z
Artemus Ward, a professor at Northern Illinois University who is one of the editors of a book of scholarly research on chief justices, said Roberts has been “trying to achieve consensus, trying to rule narrowly.” It’s Chief Justice Roberts’ Court, but does he still lead? 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z
Artemus Ward, the author of “Deciding to Leave: The Politics of Retirement From the United States Supreme Court,” said Justice Breyer might stay on to shield the court from charges of partisanship. Why Justice Breyer May Resist Calls for His Retirement 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z
She wouldn’t be alone among Supreme Court justices in believing that slowing down, or stepping down, might hasten her demise, said Artemus Ward, a Northern Illinois University political scientist who has written about court retirements. Ailing or no, Ruth Bader Ginsburg maintains busy public life 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z
Artemus Ward, the author of “Deciding to Leave: The Politics of Retirement From the United States Supreme Court,” said Justice Kennedy found himself at a crucial crossroads. Will Anthony Kennedy Retire? What Influences a Justice’s Decision 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z
It is only another example of what Artemus Ward pointed out so effectively when he said that "there is nothing that makes men so ridiculous as the knowing so many things that aint so." The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z
The late lamented Artemus Ward would probably have said, "Let her yearn"; but a stern sense of duty impels me to try and meet the need, created by the Daily Chronicle. Mr. Punch's Cockney Humour 2012-01-17T03:00:15.233Z
Squire Browne, the father of the future “Artemus Ward,” was a farmer who could also use surveying instruments with the skill of New England common sense. Why Lincoln Laughed 2011-12-29T03:00:17.037Z
His quaint, humorous dialect articles, over the signature "Ethan Spike," are said to have given Nasby and Artemus Ward their cue. John Greenleaf Whittier His Life, Genius, and Writings 2011-08-26T02:00:22.667Z
When a man comes to me, with his higher education, to overturn religion, it reminds me of what Artemus Ward said to that lordly graduate of Oxford and Cambridge. The Key to Success 2011-08-13T02:00:28.033Z
There were Artemus Ward's papers a score of years ago, for instance, and there were more recently some of Mr. F. C. Burnand's earlier parodies and some of his earlier Happy Thoughts. Americanisms and Briticisms with other essays on other isms 2011-08-12T02:00:23.033Z
It always fetches him, as Artemus Ward would say.  Crying for the Light, Vol. 1 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:10.740Z
It was there and then that he assumed the pen name of Artemus Ward. Why Lincoln Laughed 2011-12-29T03:00:17.037Z
He was represented as Artemus Ward, frankly confessing that "I have no principles; I'm in the show business." A Book About the Theater 2011-07-21T02:00:23.843Z
Then Artemus Ward said, "You remind me of a farmer in Maine who had a calf that stole the milk of two cows, and the more milk he got the greater calf he was." The Key to Success 2011-08-13T02:00:28.033Z
Artemus Ward used to announce in large letters on the walls that he would “Speak a Piece” at a certain place and on a certain date. The Complete Works of Josh Billings 2011-07-01T02:00:13.387Z
If Artemus Ward may be called the comic story-teller of his time, “Josh” can certainly be dubbed the comic essayist of his day. William Blake A Critical Essay 2011-05-04T02:00:18.110Z
Samuel Bowles of the Springfield Republican, writing on Artemus Ward’s death in 1866, said, “Ward is said not to have seen a well day after the death of President Lincoln.” Why Lincoln Laughed 2011-12-29T03:00:17.037Z
Artemus Ward amused the world by telling how the Salt Lake Theatre used to take in exchange for tickets cabbage, potatoes, wheat, carrots, and even sucking pigs through the box office window. The Mormons and the Theatre or The History of Theatricals in Utah 2011-03-14T03:01:07.627Z
We wonder how a person could write that sentence without writing after it, a la Artemus Ward, “This is a goak.” Is The Bible Worth Reading And Other Essays 2011-03-12T03:00:23.783Z
Oliver Wendell Holmes I had known for years, Artemus Ward was a household name in California, James Russell Lowell had become a familiar acquaintance through the “Biglow Papers;” but who was Josh Billings? The Complete Works of Josh Billings 2011-07-01T02:00:13.387Z
There is a great deal of human nature in the account which Artemus Ward gives of the many affecting ties which made him hanker after Betsy Jane. How to be Happy Though Married Being a Handbook to Marriage 2011-03-11T03:00:13.410Z
As we sat there Lincoln opened Artemus Ward’s book and read several things from it. Why Lincoln Laughed 2011-12-29T03:00:17.037Z
With regard to original spelling, I will relate the following anecdote, which would have suited “Artemus Ward.” Canadian Eclipse Party 1869 2011-02-25T03:01:12.137Z
Artemus Ward and Mark Twain are two pseudonyms justly famous at home and abroad. Jonathan and His Continent Rambles Through American Society 2010-12-20T17:12:16.420Z
Take a little of Martin Farquhar Tupper, and a little of Artemus Ward, knead them together, and you may make something which approaches to a Josh Billings. The Complete Works of Josh Billings 2011-07-01T02:00:13.387Z
Artemus Ward tells us that when he was at Salt Lake he was introduced to Brigham Young's mother-in-law. How to be Happy Though Married Being a Handbook to Marriage 2011-03-11T03:00:13.410Z
He admitted that he was sometimes guided by the suggestion of Artemus Ward, who told him a story of a boys’ club in Boston which did not take in any members who were not Irish. Why Lincoln Laughed 2011-12-29T03:00:17.037Z
Artemus Ward used to say that, while there were many things in the science of astronomy hard to be understood, there was one fact which entirely puzzled him. Custom and Myth New Edition
Since the death of Artemus Ward, Mr. Samuel Clemens, whose pseudonym of "Mark Twain" is a household word among every English-speaking people, has held unchallenged the position of first American humorist. Jonathan and His Continent Rambles Through American Society 2010-12-20T17:12:16.420Z
He suggested the idea first to “Artemus Ward,” afterwards to “Orpheus C. Kerr,” and next to “Doesticks,” but none of them thought favorably of it. The Complete Works of Josh Billings 2011-07-01T02:00:13.387Z
Frost is to American caricature what “Artemus Ward” has been to American humour, and his field of publication has been chiefly the monthly magazine. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades"
An old lady in Baltimore held me up one night after I had told some of Artemus Ward’s remarks, and she may not have forgiven me yet. Why Lincoln Laughed 2011-12-29T03:00:17.037Z
This question, or rather the somewhat similar question, ‘How did the constellations come by their very peculiar names?’ has puzzled Professor Pritchard and other astronomers more serious than Artemus Ward. Custom and Myth New Edition
But, for that matter, when a good story goes the round of the States, it is always put down to Mr. Depew, Mark Twain, or the late Artemus Ward. Jonathan and His Continent Rambles Through American Society 2010-12-20T17:12:16.420Z
Burlesques, such as the above, whether written by Artemus Ward or Josh Billings, have not been without their good effect in the United States. The Complete Works of Josh Billings 2011-07-01T02:00:13.387Z
Ah well! to quote Mr. Artemus Ward, "The best of us has our weaknesses, and if a man has jewelry let him show it." Seeds of Pine
Among them was a well-thumbed copy of "Artemus Ward, His Book." An American Girl Abroad
Perhaps this is a part of what Artemus Ward calls the “cussedness” of things in general; but at any rate we must admit that if “like attracts like,” it attracts unlike too. Maids Wives and Bachelors
The question of color first entered the army by order of Washington's predecessor, Gen. Artemus Ward, who in his first general order required the "complexion" of the soldier to be entered upon the roll. The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War
We were introduced to one another at Artemus Ward’s Mormon entertainment on Broadway. The Complete Works of Josh Billings 2011-07-01T02:00:13.387Z
I can see they are disappointed in this and think me what Artemus Ward calls "a he-looking female." Seeds of Pine
“Why care for grammar as long as we are good?” inquired Artemus Ward. The So-called Human Race
You might have found me at first," Minola said, quoting from Artemus Ward, "if you had come a little sooner, Mr. Sheppard. The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877
An American philosopher, Artemus Ward, has recorded that his patriotism was so worked up during the Civil War that he consented to send all his wife's relations to the front. The Day of Sir Wilfrid Laurier A Chronicle of Our Own Time
That he has had Artemus Ward before him is demonstrable by comparing the chapter in which “Josh Billings Insures his Life,” with Artemus Ward’s celebrated paper, entitled “His Autobiography.” The Complete Works of Josh Billings 2011-07-01T02:00:13.387Z
As Artemus Ward said of the oil-painting achieved by the Old Masters: ‘They did this, and then they expired.’ By-ways in Book-land Short Essays on Literary Subjects
At any rate, they may say to us, as Artemus Ward of his gifts of eloquence,—"I have them, but—I haven't got them with me." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 90, April, 1865
Critics, it is well known, sometimes write as Artemus Ward proposed to lecture on science, "with an imagination untrammeled by the least knowledge of the subject." Arrows of Freethought
In September it began a vigorous campaign against Artemus Ward, Republican candidate for re-election to the Assembly in a banner Republican district in New York City, because of his hostility to the suffrage amendment. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume VI
His first book was issued May 19, 1866, in New York, by George W. Carleton, the publisher of Artemus Ward’s Works, and was entitled “Josh Billings, His Book.” The Complete Works of Josh Billings 2011-07-01T02:00:13.387Z
Thus, when Artemus Ward wrote ‘to the editor of ——,’ asking for a line concerning the state of the show business in his locality, he knew what he was about. By-ways in Book-land Short Essays on Literary Subjects
They are apparent in the productions of Artemus Ward. The American Mind The E. T. Earl Lectures
Whatever you profess as your own opinion is certain to be theirs, and like Artemus Ward they might conclude their letters with "I don't know what your politics are, but I agree with them." Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule
It is said that no American writer was ever so warmly received in England as Artemus Ward. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 122, December, 1867
The bright response was: "Yes, I said little fishes, sardines,"—reminding one of Artemus Ward's definition of sardines, "little fishes biled in ile." As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century
As formerly intimated, and not unlike Artemus Ward, I was willing that all my wife's relatives might participate in the glories and mishaps of war. Shadow and Light An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Century
The present generation vaguely remembers Artemus Ward as the man who was willing to send all his wife's relatives to the war and who, standing by the tomb of Shakespeare, thought it "a success." The American Mind The E. T. Earl Lectures
Artemus Ward has told us somewhere of a ferocious bandit who was confined for sixteen years in solitary captivity, before the notion of escape ever occurred to him. Vice Versa or A Lesson to Fathers
You admire Artemus Ward: he had a giant mind, you recollect, but not always about him. A Pessimist In Theory and Practice
He is well remembered by students of American humor as a contemporary and rival of Artemus Ward. As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century
During the great Civil War, the forethought of my mother in teaching me the mysteries of household work was a 'sweet boon,' as the late Artemus Ward would say. Donahoe's Magazine, Volume 15, No. 2, February 1886
I never saw but one other man whose quiet, droll look excited in me the same disposition to laugh, and that was Artemus Ward. A Cousin's Conspiracy A Boy's Struggle for an Inheritance
You would find things to laugh at even in Artemus Ward.” Anna the Adventuress
Hence they live at peace—speaking "generally," as "Mr Artemus Ward" would say of "such an observation." Heads and Tales : or, Anecdotes and Stories of Quadrupeds and Other Beasts, Chiefly Connected with Incidents in the Histories of More or Less Distinguished Men.
The jargon of Artemus Ward and Josh Billings possessed as little fire as character. American Sketches 1908
In the Western Quadrant will be found an exhibition of waxworks that would have filled poor Artemus Ward's heart with joy. Little Folks A Magazine for the Young (Date of issue unknown)
Mark Twain, Artemus Ward, and a dozen others, all trace their descent from him. The Tribune of Nova Scotia A Chronicle of Joseph Howe
In conversation with others, he walked rapidly backwards and forwards as if in great mental excitement, doubtless, as Artemus Ward would say, "a way he has." History of the Eighty-sixth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, during its term of service
These were more delightful and satisfying than the kind of humour that preceded them—they seemed better than the whimsicalities of Artemus Ward, and not to be compared to the laboured humour of Mrs. Partington. Confessions of a Book-Lover
His daughter Julia, too, being then, in 1841, "in service," wrote a letter to the journal in that style of damaged orthography afterwards adopted by the immortal Jeames and his American cousin, Artemus Ward. The History of "Punch"
There was profound skill in Artemus Ward's "Babes in the Wood." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866
Artemus Ward's "Natives of the Universe and other parts." The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio
He, however, concluded to read us a chapter from 'Artemus Ward,' which he did with great deliberation. The Story of Young Abraham Lincoln
You remember Artemus Ward's man who "had been dead three weeks and liked it." Colonel Crockett's Co-operative Christmas
In one of Artemus Ward's articles he had spoken of a starving prisoner as appealing for something to eat. The Booklover and His Books
Besides—I confess it,—music is not what Artemus Ward would call my 'forte.' Molly Bawn
There, too, Charles F. Browne began to make his pseudonym of Artemus Ward known, and helped found the school of American humor. Stories Of Ohio
Artemus Ward touches this bubble with a pretty sharp-pointed pen. Pushing to the Front
Artemus Ward, when in London, gave a children's party. Little Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor Volume I
That’s what took my fancy so amazingly—“tickled” me, as Artemus Ward would have expressed it—so I repeat it! She and I, Volume 2 A Love Story. A Life History.
It has been accepted as such in England, where Artemus Ward and Mark Twain are familiar to multitudes who have never read the One-Hoss-Shay or the Courtin'. Brief History of English and American Literature
We have been specially amused with the chapter on poor Artemus Ward, which we read on a railway journey. India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge
"Every man has got a Fort," said Artemus Ward. Pushing to the Front
Squirm:—Artemus Ward describes 'Brother Uriah,' of 'the Shakers,' as 'squirming liked a speared eel,' and, curiously enough, Ray gives 'To squirm, to move nimbly about after the manner of an eel. Highways and Byways in Sussex
A year or two later "Jim Wolf and the Cats" appeared in a Tennessee paper in a new dress—as to spelling; spelling borrowed from Artemus Ward. Chapters from My Autobiography
It has been said of that class of American humorists of which Artemus Ward is a representative that their peculiarity consists in extravagance, surprise, audacity and irreverence. Brief History of English and American Literature
Say, Brassfield, that reminds me of Artemus Ward's statement that he was 'ashamed' when some one died! Double Trouble Or, Every Hero His Own Villain
He did so, changing its politics at once, and furnishing funny articles which later appeared as "Phoenixiana," and ranked him with Artemus Ward as a genuine American humorist. A Truthful Woman in Southern California
He was quickly recognized as a funny fellow, true enough, but his actual stature was not even faintly apprehended, and even after "Huckleberry Finn" he was still bracketed with such laborious farceurs as Artemus Ward. A Book of Prefaces
"I like little girls—big ones, too," Artemus Ward used to say, and so it appears did this worthy man. Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris
Some of Artemus Ward's effects were produced by cacography or bad spelling, but there was genius in the wildly erratic way in which he handled even this rather low order of humor. Brief History of English and American Literature
The head of the monastery recommended Erasmus, very much as Artemus Ward volunteered all of his wife's relatives for purposes of war. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 10 Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers
Pleasantry without pungent seasoning may be seen in those "facetious" verbal conceits which our American cousins, and especially "yours trooly," Artemus Ward, have been fond of framing. History of English Humour, Vol. 2
In the 1892 edition of this magnum opus, Mark is dismissed with less than four lines, and ranked below Irving, Holmes and Lowell—nay, actually below Artemus Ward, Josh Billings and Petroleum V. Nasby! A Book of Prefaces
But this was all done in New York, and you will give me some credit for having aided such a man as Artemus Ward. Modern Eloquence: Vol II, After-Dinner Speeches E-O
Artemus Ward could get laughs out of nothing, by mixing the absurd and the unexpected, and then backing the combination with a solemn face and earnest manner. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume I. (of X.)
The horror of this enduring visitation has been described by Artemus Ward in terms which Lincoln himself could not have improved upon. Abraham Lincoln
"Those animals are horses," Artemus Ward used to say in showing his panorama. The Land of Contrasts A Briton's View of His American Kin
Well, it is clearly an absurd mistake to suppose that Columbus discovered America; as Artemus Ward pertinently remarked, the noble Red Indian had obviously discovered it long before him. Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science
His place was nearer that of Orpheus C. Kerr than of Artemus Ward, or of Mark Twain.  Lost Leaders
Flying at half-mast from a rude, roughly hewn pole set upon a rocky height was the black flag, emblem of piracy, and, as Artemus Ward put it, “with the second joints reversed.” The Pursuit of the House-Boat Being Some Further Account of the Divers Doings of the Associated Shades, under the Leadership of Sherlock Holmes, Esq.
Shortly after these days Artemus Ward, the author who almost vied with Shakespeare in Lincoln's affections, relates how the confiscation of his show in the South led him to have an interview with Jefferson Davis. Abraham Lincoln
So, too, I found the express system on the whole what our friend Artemus Ward calls "a sweet boon." The Land of Contrasts A Briton's View of His American Kin
Some of Artemus Ward's effects were produced, by cacography or bad spelling, but there was genius in the wildly erratic way in which he handled even this rather low order of humor. Initial Studies in American Letters
But it is vain to attempt to analyze the fun of Artemus Ward Lost Leaders
These letters afforded great amusement to our boys, though it was hard to read many of them, and were they put into print, Artemus Ward would have to look to his 'lorrels.' The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 3, March, 1862
When the Ministers had assembled Lincoln first entertained them by reading the short chapter of Artemus Ward entitled "High-handed Outrage at Utica." Abraham Lincoln
This question, or rather the somewhat similar question, ‘How did the constellations come by their very peculiar names?’ has puzzled Professor Pritchard and other astronomers more serious than Artemus Ward Custom and Myth
It has been said of that class of American humorists of which Artemus Ward is a representative that their peculiarity consists in extravagance, surprise, audacity, and irreverence. Initial Studies in American Letters
It is more humane, on the whole, than the laughable and amazing paradoxes of Mark Twain, or the naïvetés of Artemus Ward. Lost Leaders
Arnold, then a member of Congress from Illinois, called on the President, and to his amazement found him engaged in reading "Artemus Ward." The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln A Narrative And Descriptive Biography With Pen-Pictures And Personal Recollections By Those Who Knew Him
The Culprit Fay.—The well-known fairy poem, with 100 illustrations $2.00 Artemus Ward's Comic Works. The English Orphans
Artemus Ward used to say that, while there were many things in the science of astronomy hard to be understood, there was one fact which entirely puzzled him.  Custom and Myth
It has been accepted as such in England, where Artemus Ward and Mark Twain are familiar to multitudes who have never read the One Hoss-Shay or The Courtin'. Initial Studies in American Letters
Whence, then, come Artemus Ward, Mark Twain, and Mr. Bret Harte, who are probably the American humorists whose popularity is widest?  Lost Leaders
I never saw but 4one other man who excited in me the same disposition to laugh, and that was Artemus Ward. The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln A Narrative And Descriptive Biography With Pen-Pictures And Personal Recollections By Those Who Knew Him
Here appeared the humorous letters signed "Artemus Ward" and written in the character of an itinerant showman. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 6
Nothing since Artemus Ward and his wife's relations has been finer than the generous way in which fathers and brothers disclaim all desire for profits or honors on the part of their feminine relatives. Women and the Alphabet A Series of Essays
"Artemus Ward, the great lecterer on 'Women's Rites and Mormons,'" said I. At this she seemed mighty tickled. Strange Visitors
Artemus Ward wrote the most laughable things while his heart was in the deepest wretchedness. Russell H. Conwell
But they both declined to "die by request," as Artemus Ward has it. The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 2
His reputation grew steadily, and his first volume, 'Artemus Ward, His Book,' was brought out in 1862. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 6
She took it for granted we had nothing in us but dance, and so, as Artemus Ward says, 'If the American Eagle could solace itself in that way, we let it went!' A Summer in Leslie Goldthwaite's Life.
She shook her head so that the ringlets fell downall over her neck like the ashes from a tobaccy pipe, and in a mighty reprovin' manner said: "Artemus Ward, I am a poetess!" Strange Visitors
It was a great moral aggregation—almost equal to Artemus Ward's Wax Wurx! Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 12
His American was that of Sam Slick and Artemus Ward, Punch and various English witticisms in anecdote. The Shuttle
From 'Artemus Ward: His Travels' When Mr. Greeley was in California, ovations awaited him at every town. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 6
I had a night thrilling enough for yellow covers, as Artemus Ward says. The Crimson Blind
In the delivery of the articles, their composers would usually assume or personate their own individual characteristics; thus, Artemus Ward's conversation and gestures were exceedingly ludicrous. Strange Visitors
Artemus Ward His idea was to set aside out of his earnings enough to make him independent, and then to give up "this mountebank business," as he called it. Marse Henry, Complete An Autobiography
The Federal forces from Roxbury to Cambridge were under command of General Artemus Ward, the great American humorist. Remarks
This journey was chronicled in a short volume, 'Artemus Ward, His Travels.' Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 6
How can they read Artemus Ward under those windows of Elizabeth? A Passionate Pilgrim
He stops drinking for obvious reasons, if for no others, like Artemus Ward's destitute inebriate. The Lady of the Aroostook
Lincoln displaced "Sam Slick," and opened the way to Artemus Ward and Mark Twain. The Lincoln Story Book A Judicious Collection of the Best Stories and Anecdotes of the Great President, Many Appearing Here for the First Time in Book Form
C. F. BROWN, the comic writer, known as Artemus Ward. The American Union Speaker
A man who owed Artemus Ward two hundred dollars fell into such hard circumstances that Artemus offered to knock off half the debt. It Can Be Done Poems of Inspiration
One of them has the Saturday Review; the other—upon my soul—the other has Artemus Ward! A Passionate Pilgrim
When Artemus Ward passed through California on a literary tour in 1864, Mark Twain regaled him—as he regaled all worthy acquaintances—with his favourite story, 'The Jumping Frog'. Mark Twain
A parliamentary manual, a Thesaurus, and two books of humor, "Orpheus C. Kerr," and "Artemus Ward." The Life, Crime, and Capture of John Wilkes Booth
It is noteworthy that whilst America has produced humorists like 'Sam Slick,' Artemus Ward, Mark Twain, and others, no American rival to Punch has yet appeared in Boston or New York. The Intellectual Development of the Canadian People
Poor Artemus Ward's celebrated lecture is an excellent model to copy; indeed, many of his "bits" may be stolen bodily with very satisfactory result. Entertainments for Home, Church and School
You remember what opinion your brilliant humorist, Artemus Ward, let fall concerning that ancient singer. Public Speaking
Brilliant as he was, Artemus Ward seemed most effective only when he spoke in weird vernacular through the grotesque mouthpiece of his own invention. Mark Twain
Artemus Ward was one of the best fellows in the world, and one of the most companionable. Sketches New and Old, Part 7.
I'm the Teller what showed Artemus Ward around when he was here. Winter Sunshine
In the same way Artemus Ward is still held in affectionate remembrance in London, and, of the later generation, Mr. Dooley at least is a household word. My Discovery of England
By and by he wrote it, and by request sent it to Artemus Ward to be used in a book that Ward was about to issue. The Boys' Life of Mark Twain
Like his contemporaries, Artemus Ward and Bret Harte, he first found free play for his comic intransigeance in the broad freedom of the journal for the masses. Mark Twain
The London r seems thoroughly understood in America, with the result, however, that the use of the r by Artemus Ward and other American dialect writers causes Irish people to misread them grotesquely. Captain Brassbound's Conversion
Sparkling with genuine fun and bristling with pungent satire, this is an epitome of Artemus Ward's most genial humour and of his keenly sarcastic truth. The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 7: Miscellaneous
Ever since the spacious days of Artemus Ward and Mark Twain it has enjoyed an extraordinary reputation, and this not only on our own continent, but in England. My Discovery of England
With Artemus Ward's encouragement, Mark Twain now began sending work eastward. The Boys' Life of Mark Twain
His public lectures, though not so popular as those of Artemus Ward, won him recognition as a master in all the arts of the platform. Mark Twain
When Artemus Ward went through, he heard the echoes of some things the Indians said there about four years and a half ago. The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 6: Artemus Ward's Panorama
Artemus Ward has retired for the present from his professional duties, in consequence of the rough treatment which he lately received in the Southern States. The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 7: Miscellaneous
Artemus Ward" paper on Brigham Young, written some years ago: "I girded up my Lions and fled the Seen. The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 4: To California and Return
Mark Twain's power had awakened; Artemus Ward was in his prime. The Boys' Life of Mark Twain
We had not time to get accustomed to his peculiar way, and there was nothing to take us by storm, as in Artemus Ward. Mark Twain
The English aristocracy have a fine, delicate sense of humor, and the success, artistic and pecuniary, of "Artemus Ward" would have rivalled that of the famous "Lord Dundreary." The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 6: Artemus Ward's Panorama
It is universally conceded that no country in the world has ever produced a genius like Artemus Ward. The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 1: Essays, Sketches, and Letters
I like the new lecture but I hate the "Artemus Ward" talk and won't talk it any more. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 2 (1867-1875)
It was Artemus Ward who first suspected the value of Mark Twain's gifts, and urged him to some more important use of them. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 1 (1835-1866)
Flying at half-mast from a rude, roughly hewn pole set upon a rocky height was the black flag, emblem of piracy, and, as Artemus Ward put it, "with the second joints reversed." The Pursuit of the House-Boat
There were many stupid people who did not understand the "fun" of Artemus Ward's books. The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 6: Artemus Ward's Panorama
It has been observed that the wit of one generation is rarely appreciated by the next, but this is not true of Artemus Ward. The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 1: Essays, Sketches, and Letters
Artemus Ward, during his last days, had earned London by storm with his platform humor, and they promised Mark Twain even greater success. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 2 (1867-1875)
The manner has been appropriated by Artemus Ward and Mark Twain, but it was invented by Munchausen. The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen
One of whom I am which, as Artemus Ward was wont to observe. Psmith, Journalist
The letters of Artemus Ward in "Punch" from the tomb of Shakspeare and the London Tower, had made him famous in England, and in his audience were the nobility of the realm. The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 6: Artemus Ward's Panorama
Excellent as all that Artemus Ward writes really is, and exuberantly overflowing with humour as are nearly all his articles, it is too bad to accuse him of telling "whoppers." The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 1: Essays, Sketches, and Letters
Artemus Ward tells us of a man who had been in prison for twenty years.  The Angel and the Author, and others
On the twenty-second of September, with the cannon of Antietam still ringing in their imagination, the Ministers were asked by the President whether they had seen the new volume just published by Artemus Ward. Lincoln; An Account of his Personal Life, Especially of its Springs of Action as Revealed and Deepened by the Ordeal of War
It is a disinterested preference, as fighting was never my forte, any more than it was Artemus Ward’s.  Letters on Literature
To Artemus Ward the wild character of the scenery, the strange manners of the red-shirted citizens, and the odd developments of the life met with in that uncouth mountain-town were all replete with interest. The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 6: Artemus Ward's Panorama
His latest production is the admirable paper "Artemus Ward among the Fenians" which appears in Part 7. The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 1: Essays, Sketches, and Letters
Mr. Eddy's watch must have been like that of Artemus Ward's or he must have been agent for others, judging from the amount of money he annually paid for repairs. The Chignecto Isthmus and its first settlers
When the President, instead of proceeding at once to business, would pull out of his pocket the latest volume of Artemus Ward, the irate War Minister felt that the overthrow of the nation was impending. Lincoln; An Account of his Personal Life, Especially of its Springs of Action as Revealed and Deepened by the Ordeal of War
I cannot close these lines without mention of "Artemus Ward's" last joke. The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 1: Essays, Sketches, and Letters
Artemus Ward had to break off the lecture abruptly. The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 6: Artemus Ward's Panorama
The general public will undoubtedly receive "Artemus Ward among the Fenians" with approving laughter. The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 1: Essays, Sketches, and Letters
In Cleveland, Ohio, the pleasant city beside the lakes, Artemus Ward first determined to become a public lecturer. The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 1: Essays, Sketches, and Letters
The reading was "Artemus Ward will Speak a Piece." The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 1: Essays, Sketches, and Letters
He spreads the bivalves in a circle, seats himself in the centre, reads a chapter of Artemus Ward to them, and goes on until they get interested. The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 1: Essays, Sketches, and Letters
Mormon Theatre, where Artemus Ward lectured.—Mormons like theatricals, and had rather go to the Playhouse than to the Workhouse, any time. The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 6: Artemus Ward's Panorama
In addition to the paper on the Fenians, two other articles by Artemus Ward are reprinted in the present work. The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 1: Essays, Sketches, and Letters
Mr. Browne's first volume, entitled "Artemus Ward; His Book," was published in New York, May 17th, 1862. The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 1: Essays, Sketches, and Letters
"Artemus Ward" made you laugh and love him too. The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 1: Essays, Sketches, and Letters
Of "Artemus Ward" I know just as much as the rest of the world. The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 1: Essays, Sketches, and Letters
There are many stupid people who did not understand the "fun" of Artemus Ward's books. The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 1: Essays, Sketches, and Letters
England was thoroughly aroused to the merits of Artemus Ward, before he commenced his lectures at Egyptian Hall, and when, in November, he finally appeared, immense crowds were compelled to turn away. The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 1: Essays, Sketches, and Letters
As we went along, Artemus Ward recounted to me the story of his becoming a lecturer. The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 1: Essays, Sketches, and Letters
Artemus Ward was always very self-reliant; when once he believed himself to be in the right it was almost impossible to persuade him to the contrary. The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 1: Essays, Sketches, and Letters
Artemus Ward's first lecture was entitled "The Babes in the Wood." The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 1: Essays, Sketches, and Letters
Most of the good things introduced by Artemus Ward in his first lecture were afterwards incorporated by him in subsequent writings, or used over again in his later entertainment. The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 1: Essays, Sketches, and Letters
The wit of "Artemus Ward" and "Josh Billings" is distinctively American. The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 1: Essays, Sketches, and Letters
The newspaper reporters were invariably puzzled in attempting to give any correct idea of a lecture by Artemus Ward. The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 1: Essays, Sketches, and Letters
We would say, en passant, however, that Artemus Ward is a perfect steam factory of puns and a museum of American humour. The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 1: Essays, Sketches, and Letters
At any rate, they will acknowledge with us that it was a great success, and that Artemus Ward has a fortune before him in California. The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 1: Essays, Sketches, and Letters
It was in his "Sixty Minutes in Africa" lecture that Artemus Ward first introduced his celebrated satire on the negro, which he subsequently put into print. The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 1: Essays, Sketches, and Letters
The "Tower" was a "show," like his own—Artemus Ward's. The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 1: Essays, Sketches, and Letters
At that period Pepper's Ghost chanced to be the great novelty of New York City, and Artemus Ward was casting about for a novel title to his old lecture. The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 1: Essays, Sketches, and Letters
Whether he or Mr. De Walden selected that of "Artemus Ward's Struggle with a Ghost" I do not know; but I think that it was Mr. De Walden's choice. The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 1: Essays, Sketches, and Letters
The story of the trip is told in Artemus Ward's lecture. The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 1: Essays, Sketches, and Letters
For the benefit of those who never had an opportunity of seeing Artemus Ward nor of hearing him lecture, I may be pardoned for attempting to describe the man himself. The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 1: Essays, Sketches, and Letters
Artemus Ward's Lecture on the Mormons at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, was a great success. The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 1: Essays, Sketches, and Letters
Like his brother Cyrus, who died a few years before him; Charles F. Browne, our "Artemus Ward," had the premonitory signs of a short life strongly evident in his early manhood. The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 1: Essays, Sketches, and Letters
Herein the writer in the Standard hits the most marked peculiarity of Artemus Ward's style of lecturing. The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 1: Essays, Sketches, and Letters
To lecture in London, and at the Egyptian Hall, had long been a favourite idea of Artemus Ward. The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 1: Essays, Sketches, and Letters
Artemus Ward never expressed to me any very great wish to travel on the European continent, but to see London was to accomplish something which he had dreamed of from his boyhood. The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 1: Essays, Sketches, and Letters
Our aristocracy have a fine delicate sense of humour, and the success, artistic and pecuniary, of "Artemus Ward" would have rivalled that of the famous "Lord Dundreary." The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 1: Essays, Sketches, and Letters
Throughout this brief sketch I have written familiarly of the late Mr. Charles F. Browne as "Artemus Ward," or simply as "Artemus." The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 1: Essays, Sketches, and Letters
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