The Comic Almanack, Volume 1: An Ephemeris in Jest and Earnest, Containing Merry Tales, Humerous Poetry, Quips, and OdditiesThackeray, William Makepeace
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The Comic Almanack, Volume 1: An Ephemeris in Jest and Earnest, Containing Merry Tales, Humerous Poetry, Quips, and Oddities
Thackeray, William Makepeace
Almanacs, English -- England -- London; English wit and humor
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│ MARCH. │[Illustration] │
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│Come, tell me what's MARCH like? A bully, I trow, │ │
│Who runs up, and blinds you by giving a _blow_; │ │
│Or a saucy Drill Serjeant, with swaggering airs, │ │
│Who the rustic recruit by his blustering scares;— │ │
│Or a Serjeant-_at-law_, who so craftily tries, │ │
│In a tempest of words, to _throw dust in your eyes_. │ │
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│D.│ =Great Events and Odd Matters.= │ _Prognosti- │
│ │ │ fications._ │
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│ 1│ST. DAVID'S DAY. Prince of _Whales_ caught at the │ │
│ │ Nore, where he springs a _leak_. │ │
│ │ │ │
│ 2│Death of _Boil-eau_. Kitchen maids go into │ commotions │
│ │ _mourning_. │ │
│ │ │ │
│ 3│ │ and │
│ │ OPENING OF PARLIAMENT. │ │
│ 4│ │consternations │
│ │The tables of both Houses groan with Petitions │ │
│ │ from all classes │ │
│ 5│of His Majesty's subjects. Among the most │ ♄ ♉ │
│ │ important will be │ │
│ │found the prayer of the half-starved _Hacks_ to be│ │
│ │ exported to │ │
│ 6│_Otaheite_; the petition of the _Dogs_ against the│ to Great │
│ │ _truck_ system; the │ │
│ │appeal of the _Cats_ to the King for an asylum, in│ │
│ │ _Lap_-land, from │ │
│ 7│the suit of the _Skinners'_ Company; the petition │ Britain, │
│ │ of the _Ducks_ to │ │
│ │be presented by Mr. _Poulter_, for the │ │
│ │ discontinuance of Bean │ │
│ 8│Feasts, to be supported by Mr. _Pease_; the │ ♅ ☋ ♊ ☿ │
│ │ memorial of the _Hogs_ │ │
│ │against breakfast _bacon_, and offering to prove │ │
│ │ it all _gammon_; the │ │
│ 9│humble prayer of the Whitebait of Blackwall to be │ than do │
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