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
│ │ │For in the _tête_ of Mr. Tait │ ☿ △ ♂ ☉ ⚹ │
│11│get │ There harbour'd a design, │ │
│ │ │To break the ice with Sophy Price │ for │
│12│froze │ Upon the SERPENTINE. │ │
│ │ │ │ the past │
│13│and │He cut in there, and cut me out │ │
│ │ │ Of my sweet Valentine, │ year │
│14│wrap up │Which cut quite cut me to the heart,│ │
│ │ │ Upon the SERPENTINE. │ │
│15│your │ │ │
│ │ │She cut me, while I thought that I │ □ ☌ ⚹ ☉ │
│16│toes in │ Was cutting such a shine, │ │
│ │ │By cutting out her pretty name │ have all │
│17│warm │ Upon the SERPENTINE. │ │
│ │ │ │ proved │
│18│worsted │So, Billy, bring my polish'd │ │
│ │ │ skates,— │ │
│ │ │ My love I wont resign; │ so correct, │
│19│hose. │She meets her _knight_, I know, │ │
│ │ │ _to-day_, │ │
│ │ │ Upon the SERPENTINE. │ │
│20│At │ │ │
│ │ │And if my _sweet_ wont follow │ □ ♄ │
│ │ │ _suite_, │ │
│21│night │ But still my _suit_ decline, │ │
│ │ │The thaw I'll wait, to seal my fate,│ □ ☿ ♄ △ ♂ │
│22│ere you │ All _in_ the SERPENTINE. │ │
│ │ │ │ and │
│23│slip │ │ │
│ │ │ │ I have │
│24│into │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │
│25│bed │ │ │
│ │ │ │ ☉ □ △ │
│26│you │ │ │
│ │ │ │ herein, │
│27│may │ │ │
│ │ │ │ as well as │
│28│sip a │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │
│29│can of │ │ │
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