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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│ JULY. │ [1835.│
├─────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────┴────────────┤
│ │In this month, follow my advice, │
│ │Never to slide upon the ice; │
│ │But if you should be tired of waiting, │
│ │Why, next month, you may go a-skating. │
├──┬──────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────┬────────────┤
│ M│ Season's │ =Odd Matters.= │ WEATHER. │
│ D│ Signs. │ │ │
├──┼──────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────┼────────────┤
│ 1│What │ │ │
│ │ │ │ Take note │
│ 2│shall │ VAUXHALL. │ │
│ │ │ │ ☽ △ ♓ │
│ 3│I do │"Dear Jane, will you go to VAUXHALL │ │
│ │ │ We want just to make up a dozen; │ that, I do │
│ 4│to get │Papa will stand treat for us all, │ │
│ │ │ And, be sure, give a hint to your │ │
│ │ │ cousin. │ │
│ 5│through │ │ ♊ ☉ ♄ ♂ △ │
│ │ │There's something so charming about him, │ │
│ 6│my task │ (I've got a new bonnet and shawl)— │ predict │
│ │ │I should be quite unhappy without him, │ │
│ 7│let me │ And careless of even VAUXHALL. │that you may│
│ │ │ │ │
│ 8│ask │My confession you'll never betray, │ │
│ │ │ For I'm sure you can manage it all; │ ☽ ♓ ♑ │
│ 9│I try │When you ask him, don't tell what I say, │ │
│ │ │ But speak of the charms of VAUXHALL. │ reasonably │
│10│again │ │ │
│ │ │You can talk of the songs and the singers,│look for the│
│11│but │ The orchestra, ballet, and ball; │ │
│ │ │I shall think that time spitefully lingers│ │
│12│in vain │ Till when we all meet at VAUXHALL. │ ♍ ☉ ⚹ ♍ │
│ │ │ │ │
│13│ah! │Say, there's Simpson the brave, who │ weather │
│ │ │ commanded │ │
│ │ │ Our troops in the year forty-five; │ │
│14│you │Who killed Count de Grasse single-handed, │ │
│ │ │ And took the French army alive. │ ♄ ♃ ♂ ☉ ⚹ │
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