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
│17│my quill gun and eighteen pence in coppers to │ │
│ │ shy │ │
│ │at the windows as we ride through the villiage │ │
│ │ and │ │
│18│make it one and ninepence for there's a good │ ♏ ⚹ │
│ │ many │ │
│ │as Ive a spite against yourself and meet me at │ │
│ │ the │ │
│19│Elephant and Castle and if there's room on the │ │
│ │ coach │ │
│ │you can get up for I want to give you some │ as │
│ │ crackers │ │
│20│to let off as soon as we get home while they are│ │
│ │ all │ │
│ │a Kissing of me │ their final │
│21│ │ │
│ │ Your affectionate brother │ sentence, │
│22│ │ │
│ │ TIMOTHY SLY.│ _viz._ │
│23│ │ │
│ │ │ │
│24│ │ ♄ ♃ ♂ ☉ │
│ │ │ │
│25│CHRISTMAS DAY. Grand Council of _Nice_. │ │
│ │ │ to be │
│26│ │ │
│ │ │ │
│27│ │anthropophagized,│
│ │ │ │
│28│INNOCENTS. _Lamb's_ Holiday. Celebration of Lord│ │
│ │ Melbourne's acquittal. │ │
│ │ │ │
│29│ │ ♄ ♐ ♎ │
│ │ │ │
│30│ [Illustration] │ or │
│ │ │ │
│31│_Silvester_ (Daggerwood?) │ devoured! │
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THE CRIER'S SONG.
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