Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, CompleteVarious
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Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, Complete
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English wit and humor -- Periodicals
Let Ducrow reflect upon these thingswe dare not speak outbut a tutelar
being watches over, and giveth vitality to his arenahis ring is, he may
rely upon it, a fairy onewhile that mysterious being dances and prances
in it, all will go well; his horses will not stumble, never will his
clowns forget a syllable of their antiquated jokes. O! let him then,
while seriously reflecting upon Simpson and the fate of Vauxhall, give
good heed unto the Methuselah, who hath already passed his second
centenary in the circle!
These were our awful reflections while viewing the scenes in the circle,
very properly constructed in the Rotunda. They overpowered uswe dared
not stay to see the fireworks, in the midst of which Signora Rossini
was to make her terrific ascent and descent on a rope three hundred feet
high. She might have been the sprite of Madame Saqui; in fact, the
Vauxhall Papers published in the gardens, put forth a legend, which
favours such a dreadful supposition! We refer our readers to themthey
are only sixpence a-piece.
Of course the gardens were full in spite of the weather; for what must
be the callousness of that man who could let the gardens pass under the
hammer of George Robins, without bidding them an affecting farewell?
Good gracious! We can hardly believe such insensibility does exist.
Hasten then, dear readers, as you would fly to catch the expiring sigh
of a fine old boon companionhasten to take your parting slice of ham,
your last bowl of arrack, even now while the great auctioneer says
Going.
For your sake, and yours only, Alfred Bunn (whose disinterestedness has
passed into a theatrical proverb), arrests the arm of his friend of the
Auction Mart in its descent. Attend to his bidding. Do notoh! do not
wait till the vulcan of the Bartholomew-lane smithy lets fall his hammer
upon the anvil of pleasure, to announce that the Royal Property
isGone!
A man tips his hat to a skeleton, who tips his crown in return. WELCOME
TO THE ROYAL PROPERTY.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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