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
looks rayther brown but hope to bear it—and we are getting quite
hammerous of our tease witch at first was very tormenting but now the
slow leaves goes off as fast as gunpowder and them, has as gardings
makes the how-queer mixter, but I am afeard I'm a bit of a bore as the
learned pig sed and so conclood
Dere frind affeckshionately
TOBIAS PUMPSWILL.
[Illustration]
25 St. Crispin's Day.
"Wanted, a Closer."
[Illustration:
OCTOBER.—Battle of A gin·court. (Petty France)
]
JOE COSE IN LONDON TO PHŒBE BUTTERCUP IN
THE COUNTRY.
"O deer Feby sich a plase lunnun is yew Havent got a singl hidear i only
wish yew was Hear yew wood sune hav al the tethe Stole out off yewr hed
ass for sites Bles yewr week ize i hav sea evry think & havent had no
time for Nothink only luvving yew & Sory yew rote them 4 ubbrading
ninepeny leters wich rely doant Bleav as yewr Makeing me a pressant of
the Kichin sithers at parting has Bean abl to Cut our luv in 2 O deerist
Feby the sithers must be verry Sharp grun indede ass cood Severe sich
luv ass ourn i hav bean to the Tip top of St palls & Drunk my share off
2 botls off wisky inside the bal wich is quite a rume But must confes i
nevver was in sich a Bal rume in al my life the vew is rely Wunderfull
nevver sea so much smoak togethar in al my Days allso hav bean to sea
the lions in the towr wich their is no sich thing to be Seen & the same
of the brittish mewseam wear i was Told i shood sea al sorts of Live
creturs but turnt out nothink but Stuff allso hav Bean to doory lane &
Comon Gardn & my i Feby sich hacting & singing Fillips partickler tawk
of Garick i am sur he is ass Depe as Garick & mister Brayam sings Deper
& deper stil allso hav Bean lukky anuff to sa the yung quean wich deer
Feby she is no moor Like a quean then yew ar namely insted of a crown on
her hed ass she orts to hav her Rial hiniss had nothink but a comon
Bonit & insted of a septer in her and nothink but a Grene silk parrysawl
only Think Feby of ruleing a nashun like Grate briton with a grene silk
parrysawl allso hav ad a intervew with the duk of Welinton wich insted
off Bean the Grate ero they giv him out to be is quite a Litel chap &
deerest Feby cood Lik him my self & stand of 1 leg then theirs the parks
ide Park St jamess & Regency park lately Threw open to the publik wich
is a grate advarntige in regard of meting nuss mades wich ide Park &
kensinton gardns was rely geting so Low did i tel yew befour of the stem
pakits on the rivver they ar al as one as stage coches namely going upon
weels & Carying inside & out pasingers only insted of osses is Drawd
alung by nothink but Chimblys to be Short with yew i hav sea allmost
evrythink But not yet ad the plessure off Bean pressant at a Dredfull
fire tho they was 6 ouzes Burnt only a strete of last tewsdy nite & a
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