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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│ │ │Lady of the│
│21│_Solomon's_ b. d. kept. Horrible plot to burn the City│ │
│ │ of London, and murder all the inhabitants, │ Seventh │
│ │ frustrated │ │
│22│ by "Atkins, Mayor." A.D. 1817. │ │
│ │ │ House, │
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│ │ 'Twas enough to create a confusion and pother,│ │
│24│ For the nest of one Mayor to be found by │ ♓ ☍ ♀ │
│ │ _another_. │ │
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│28│ │ _uncivil_ │
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│29│_Thrashing_ commences in London. Macready thrashes │commotions │
│ │ Bunn, but gets nothing but _chaff_. │ │
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│30│_Rogue_ation S. A pickpocket ducked about this time. │ among │
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THE DERBY DAY.
Here's a right and true list of all the running horses! Dorling's
correct card for the Derby day!——Hollo, old un! hand us up one
here, will you: and let it be a good un: there, now what's to pay?
Only sixpence. Sixpence! I never gave more than a penny at Hookem
Snivey in all my days.——May be not, your honour: but Hookem Snivey
aint Hepsom: and sixpence is what every gemman, as is a gemman,
pays.
I can buy 'em for less than that on the course, and I'll wait till I
get there. Beg your honour's pardon; they sells 'em a shillin' on
the course. Give you threepence. They cost _me_ fippence ha'p'ny
farden.
Well, here then, take your list back again. Come, come; your honour
shall have it at your own price:——I wouldn't sell it nob'dy else
for no sitch money: but I likes the sound of your wice.
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