Cyrano:
Young man, I am afraid your speech was a trifle short. You could have said at least one hundred other things, varying the tone of your words. Let me give you some examples.
In an aggressive tone: "Sir, if I had a nose like that, I would amputate it!"
Friendly: "When you drink from a cup your nose must get wet. Why don't you drink from a bowl?"
Descriptive: "Tis a rock! A peak! A cape! No, it's a peninsula!"
Curious: "What is that large container for? To hold your pens and ink?"
Gracious: "How kind you are. You love the little birds so much you have given them a perch to roost upon."
Truculent: "When you light your pipe and puff smoke from your nose the neighbors must think the chimney's afire."
Considerate: "Be careful when you bow your head or you might lose your balance and fall over."
Thoughtful: "Place an umbrella over your nose to keep its color from fading in the sun."
Arcane: "Sir, only the beast that Aristophanes calls the hippocampelephantocamelo s could have had such a solid lump of flesh and bone below its forehead."
Cavalier: "A hook to hang your hat upon."
Emphatic: "No breeze, O majestic nose, can give thee cold - save when the north winds blow."
Dramatic: "When it bleeds, it must be like the Red Sea."
Admiring: "What a fine sign for a perfume shop!"
Lyrical: "Is that a conch shell? And are you Triton risen from the ocean?"
Naïve: "Is that monument open to the public?"
Rustic: "That don't look like a nose. It's either a big cucumber or a little watermelon."
Military: "The enemy is charging! Aim your cannon!"
Practical: "A nose like that has one advantage: it keeps your feet dry in the rain."
