Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, CompleteVarious
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Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, Complete
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TO CAPITALISTS. It is rumoured that Macready is desirous of disposing of
his manners previous to becoming manager, when he will have no further
occasion for them. They are in excellent condition, having been very
little used, and would be a desirable purchase for any one expecting to
move within the sphere of his management.
REASONS NE PLUS ULTRA. A point impossible for mind to reach
To find the meaning of a royal speech.
AN APPROPRIATE NAME. The late Queen of the Sandwich Islands, and the
first convert to Christianity in that country, was called Keopalani,
which meansthe dropping of the clouds from Heaven.
EPIGRAM ON THE ABOVE. This names the best that could be given,
As will by proof be quickly seen;
For, dropping from the clouds of Heaven,
She was, of course, the raining Queen.
CAUTION TO SPORTSMEN. Our gallant friend Sibthorp backed himself on the
1st of September to bag a hundred leverets in the course of the day. He
lost, of course; and upon being questioned as to his reason for making
so preposterous a bet, he confessed that he had been induced to do so by
the specious promise of an advertisement, in which somebody professed to
have discovered a powder for the removal of superfluous hairs.
[pg 98] OUT OF SEASON. A LYRIC, BY THE LAST MANIN TOWN. Chaos returns!
no souls in town!
And darkness reigns where lamps once brightened;
Shutters are closed, and blinds drawn down
Untrodden door-steps go unwhitened!
The echoes of some stragglers boots
Alone are on the pavement ringing
While prentice boys, who smoke cheroots,
Stand critics to some broom-girls singing.
I went to call on Madame Sims,
In a dark street, not far from Drury;
An Irish crone half-oped the door.
Whose head might represent a fury.
At home, sir? No! (whisper)but Ill presume
To tell the truth, or know the raison.
She dinestayslivesin the back room,
Bekase tis not the London saison.
From thence I went to Lady Blooms,
Where, after sundry rings and knocking,
A yawning, liveried lad appeard,
His squalid face his gay clothes mocking
I asked him, in a faltering tone
The house was closedI guessd the reason
Is Lady B.s grand-aunt, then, gone?
To Ramsgate, sir!until next season!
I sauntered on to Harry Grays,
The ennui of my heart to lighten;
His landlady, with, smirk and smile,
Said, he had just run down to Brighton.
When home I turned my steps, at last,
A tailorwhom to kick were treason
Pressed for his bill;I hurried past,
Politely sayingCALL NEXT SEASON!
THE GENTLEMANS OWN BOOK. We concluded our last article with a brief
dissertation on the cut of the trousers; we will now proceed to the
consideration of coats.
The hour must come when such things must be made.
For this quotation we are indebted to
A man carries a book titled 'Poems' THE POETS PAGE.
There are three kinds of coatsthe body, the surtout, and the great.
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