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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│1836] │ APRIL. │
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│ │Well, neighbour, what do the papers say │
│ │ About "The Wisdom collective?" │
│ │Oh! their Honours are busied by night and day │
│ │ With a list of The Lords elective: │
│ │For like old London Bridge, they declare, for years │
│ │They've been sadly obstructed by too many _peers_. │
├──┬──────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────┬────────────┤
│ M│ Season's │ =Odd Matters.= │ WEATHER. │
│ D│ Signs. │ │ │
├──┼──────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────┼────────────┤
│ 1│Sloshy │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │
│ 2│squashy │ "EASTER MONDAY." │ budding │
│ │ │ │ │
│ 3│are │ Can poet's quill, │ ♄ ♊ ♌ ☿ ⚹ │
│ │ │ Or painter's skill, │ │
│ 4│the │ Depict the joy │ │
│ │ │ Of 'Prentice Boy, │ ☉ ♊ │
│ 5│streets, │ On that bright fun day, │ │
│ │ │ EASTER MONDAY? │reputation, │
│ 6│sloppy │ │ │
│ │ │Can rhetorician or logician │ │
│ 7│droppy │Describe with aught that's like precision │ ☉ ♄ ♊ │
│ │ │The rapture that dilates his soul, │ │
│ 8│all │Now his own master, and beyond control? │ and │
│ │ │ His fancy soars aloft, like a │ │
│ │ │ sky-rocket! │ │
│ 9│one │ Where shall he go? │ not to put │
│ │ │ He doesn't know, │ │
│10│meets; │Although "the world's before him where to │ the same │
│ │ │ choose," │ │
│ │ │And he's got on a bran new pair of shoes, │ │
│11│Haber- │ And two bright shillings in his │ │
│ │ │ trousers' pocket. │ │
│ │ │ │ │
│12│dashers │ Perhaps he'll join the merry throng │ ♄ ♊ ☿ ♂ ⚹ │
│ │ │ Who love the dance and song; │ │
│13│mantua- │ Or, _drawn_ by ASTLEY'S _horses_, go, │ into │
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