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
│13│pots │While Harlequin, half muzz'd with wine, │ marvellous │
│ │ │Don't care a rush for Columbine, │ │
│14│come │But leaves her, like a careless loon, │ accuracy: │
│ │ │To draggle home with Pantaloon; │ │
│15│down │And Romeo, with empty purse, │ │
│ │ │Abandons Juliet to her nurse. │ │
│16│and pay │ │ ♂ ♌ ♓ ♄ ♑ │
│ │ │ The child of labour, when he sees │ │
│17│their │Such silly spectacles as these,— │ for these │
│ │ │How dissipation is repented,— │ │
│18│duty │May with his station be contented; │ reasons, │
│ │ │For mete them both with equal measure, │ │
│19│to the │He'll find the hardest toil is pleasure. │ I say, │
│ │ │ │ │
│20│crown, │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │
│21│while │ │ ♓ ☊ │
│ │ │ │ │
│22│surly │ │it behoveth │
│ │ │ │ │
│23│north │ │ me to │
│ │ │ │ │
│24│usurps │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │
│25│the │ │ │
│ │ │ │ ♓ ♌ ♄ ☌ ☊ │
│26│south │ │ │
│ │ │ │ be tender │
│27│and │ │ │
│ │ │ │ of my │
│28│makes a │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │
│29│dusthole │ │ │
│ │ │ │ ☉ ☿ ♂ ☽ │
│30│of your │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │
│31│mouth │ │ ♂ ♊ ☿ ☽ │
└──┴──────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────┴────────────┘
[Illustration:
MARCH.—"Day and Night nearly equal."
]
"THE LAY OF THE LAST" ALDERMAN.
I.
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