The Bachelor's Own Book: Being Twenty-Four Passages in the Life of Mr. Lambkin, (Gent.) — John Shaqi
The Bachelor's Own Book: Being Twenty-Four Passages in the Life of Mr. Lambkin, (Gent.)
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The Bachelor's Own Book: Being Twenty-Four Passages in the Life of Mr. Lambkin, (Gent.)
English wit and humor, Pictorial
PLATE 11
Mr. Lambkin and his friends, after supper at "the rooms," indulge in
the usual nocturnal amusements of Gentlemen--the Police officiously
interfere with their pastime--Mr. Lambkin after evincing the noble
courage of a Lion, the strength of a Bull, the sagacity of a Fox, the
stubbornness of a Donkey, and the activity of a Mountain Cat, is at
length overcome by Policeman Smith, A. 1.
PLATE 12
Mr. Lambkin and his friends cut a pretty figure in the morning before
the Magistrate--their conduct is described as violent and outrageous,
and their respectability is questioned--Mr. Lambkin and his friends
insist upon being Gentlemen, and are of course discharged upon payment
of 5s. each for being drunk--and making good the damage at the prices
usually charged to Gentlemen.
PLATE 13
Mr. Lambkin makes some most delightful acquaintance.--'The Hon.
D. Swindelle and his delightful family, his Ma, such a delightful
lady!---and his Sisters, such delightful girls!!--Such delightful
musical parties,--such delightful soirees, and such delightful card
parties,--and what makes it all still more delightful is that they are
all so highly delighted with Mr. Lambkin.
PLATE 14
Mr. Lambkin in a moment of delightful delirium puts his name to some
little bits of paper to oblige his very delightful friend the Hon.
D. Swindelle, whom he afterwards discovers to be nothing more than a
rascally Blackleg,--He is invited to visit some Chambers in one of the
small Inns of Court, where he finds himself completely at the mercy
of Messrs. Ogre and Nippers, whose demands make an awful hole in his
Cheque-book.
PLATE 15
Mr. Lambkin, finding that he has been variously and thoroughly befooled,
foolishly dashes into dissipation to drown his distressful thoughts--He
joins Jovial society and sings "The right end of Life is to live and be
jolly!"
PLATE 16
Mr. Lambkins's habits grow worse and worse!--At 3 o'clock a. m. he is
placed upright (very jolly) against his own door, by a kind hearted
Cabman.
PLATE 17
Mr. Lambkin finds that he has been going rather too _fast_ in the
Pursuit of Pleasure and Amusement, and like all other Lads of Spirit
when he can go no farther comes to a standstill.------ Being really very
ill he sends for his Medical Friend who feels his pulse, shakes his head
at his tongue, and of course prescribes the proper remedies.
PLATE 18
Mr. Lambkin has to be nursed and to go through a regular course
of medicine, taking many a bitter pill and requiring all the sweet
persuasive powers of Mrs. Slops to take his "regular doses" of "that
horrid nasty stuff."
PLATE 19
Mr. Lambkin being tired of the old-fashioned regular practice, and being
so fortunate as to live in the days when the real properties of
Water are discovered, places himself under a Disciple of the immortal
Priessnitz.
PLATE 20
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