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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│ 9│batter │ │ ♓ ☊ │
│ │ │And now you come again from Chanc'ry Lane,│ │
│10│clatter │Where "Law" and "Assurance" guard Old │this month, │
│ │ │ Dunstan's fane. │ │
│ │ │(_Old_ Dunstan, did I say?—_young_ Dunstan│ │
│ │ │ now, │ │
│11│spatter │As many a heavy parish rate will show.) │ ♂ ☿ ☉ ☽ │
│ │ │See how you raise a riot and a rout, │ │
│12│sky │Tossing old women's petticoats about; │ because I │
│ │ │Hats, capes, and umbrellas round you │ │
│ │ │ scatter, │ │
│13│high │Till good Saint Bridget wonders what's the│ shall be │
│ │ │ matter. │ able │
│ │ │ │ │
│14│toss │ Ah, che _gust_-o! what a dusto! │ │
│ │ │ Blowing, growing, as it flies. │ ♂ ♌ ♑ ♓ ♄ │
│15│in the │ Lime and mortar show no quarter, │ │
│ │ │ Ramming, cramming, ears and eyes. │to tell more│
│16│pan │ │ │
│ │ │They say your dust is gold; so, little │ correctly │
│ │ │ fear │ │
│17│high │Of growing poor; we'll roll in riches │ │
│ │ │ here; │ │
│ │ │Then blow up, MARCH! our sapient parish │ ♎ ♐ ♏ ♀ │
│ │ │ powers │ │
│18│as │Ne'er think of water till the April │ │
│ │ │ showers. │ │
│ │ │ │ next year; │
│19│you │ │ │
│ │ │ │ and │
│20│can │ │ │
│ │ │ │ moreover, │
│21│toss │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │
│22│them │ │ ⊕ ♃ │
│ │ │ │ │
│23│higher │ │ my readers │
│ │ │ │ │
│24│fat │ │ can │
│ │ │ │ │
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