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  • Prospero -- as Mary called the Old Man of the Mountain -- had seen fit to take the business into his own hands, and setting his magic to work, had stirred up a tempest in his Punch-Bowl, just to bring these young romancers together.

    The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Various

  • The tender Cadet nursed him along to an even-up at the Punch-Bowl and then proceeded to smear His vital Organs all over the Bad Lands.

    Ade's Fables George Ade 1905

  • The tender Cadet nursed him along to an even-up at the Punch-Bowl and then proceeded to smear his vital Organs all over the Bad Lands.

    Ade's Fables George Ade 1905

  • At the "Punch-Bowl" Inn, kept by J. Coyne, they halted by silent consent.

    News from the Duchy Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903

  • My grandfather, Aikanaka, had charge of the guns of the fort on Punch-Bowl Hill, which had been brought from the larger island of

    Hawaii's Story, by Hawaii's Queen 1898

  • They were all going in the direction of the armory on Punch-Bowl Street.

    Hawaii's Story, by Hawaii's Queen 1898

  • THE extinct crater or mountain which forms the background to the city of Honolulu is known as the Punch-Bowl; at its base is situated the

    Hawaii's Story, by Hawaii's Queen 1898

  • As we were all gayly going to lunch after viewing the sport, general attention was attracted to a balloon which was at the moment ascending from the foot of Punch-Bowl Hill.

    Hawaii's Story, by Hawaii's Queen 1898

  • The destination of these gentlemen was always the "Punch-Bowl" tavern.

    The Brown Mask Percy James Brebner 1893

  • A grim and forbidding countenance may conceal a warm heart, even as the unprepossessing "Punch-Bowl" contained a cosy and comfortable parlour.

    The Brown Mask Percy James Brebner 1893

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