unearths some literary gems.
From Vanity Fair, July-Dec. 1926:
***
the inflated humility of the name, Une Vie [whereby Gilbert Gabriel, as with his discussion of titles borrowed from Shakespeare lines, is touching on a pet peeve of mine]
***
I wish, with all my heart, soul and dictionary, that hokum might have a worthy definition....It is a term on the tips of all our typewriters. [ditto]
***
All that you need to do is fill in the coupon, which you will not find at the foot of this page...
***
The visitor who does not like a picture remarks in 99.764 cases out of every hundred, "Nice colour." [Broun]
***
Bonuses:
Woollcott refers to "negative authorship," i.e., pride in the trite phrases one hasn't ever written.
Fictitious travel guides: France at a Glance; Spain without Pain