monkey-house

I took a stuffed snake into the monkey-house, and the hair on several of the species instantly became erect . . .

THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH RICHARD DAWKINS 2009

But at the very least, the scandal seems to have produced a cocktail in honor of the monkey-house masher.

Did They Monkey With the Recipe? 2009

I took a stuffed snake into the monkey-house, and the hair on several of the species instantly became erect . . .

THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH RICHARD DAWKINS 2009

It featured countries as diverse as Honduras, Liberia and the Philippines (Keynes spoke disdainfully of a "most monstrous monkey-house"), though it did not include South Korea or Japan, important voices in today's economic summitry.

A 21st-Century Bretton Woods Sebastian Mallaby 2008

I was so much surprised at his account, that I took a stuffed and coiled-up snake into the monkey-house at the Zoological Gardens, and the excitement thus caused was one of the most curious spectacles which I ever beheld.

Archive 2005-09-25 2005

I was so much surprised at his account, that I took a stuffed and coiled-up snake into the monkey-house at the Zoological Gardens, and the excitement thus caused was one of the most curious spectacles which I ever beheld.

Why We Need Horror 2005

'There is Mabel,' cried Julia, as they came out of the monkey-house.

Aunt Mary Mrs. Perring

'Oh, what a pity! what a pity!' sounded on every side; but there was no redress, and Mabel, unable to restrain her tears, or to give vent to her varied feelings of anger, scorn, and vexation, rushed out of the monkey-house, leaving Julia to explain, and her friends to condole.

Aunt Mary Mrs. Perring

"I have studied them frequently, mamma," said the daughter with composure, "-- in the monkey-house at the Zoological Gardens."

Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 29, August, 1873 Various

The monkey-house proved, as they thought it would, anything but agreeable to the olfactory nerves of our young friends; though their attention was soon diverted from what was offensive, by the very amusing gymnastics of the monkeys, who, while they performed their various feats of skill, had evidently an eye to the main chance, and kept a vigilant look-out for something more substantial than applause.

Aunt Mary Mrs. Perring