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
│ │ │ And "struggling for the foremost row," │ │
│14│makers │ Enjoy the feats of fam'd Ducrow; │ jeopardy │
│ │ │ Or at the CIRCUS, as they us'd to call │ │
│ │ │ it, │ │
│15│look as │ Clamour and bawl it; │ by │
│ │ │ And, like a little savage, │ │
│16│grave as │ Shout "Bravo Davidge!" │ │
│ │ │Who, Richard-like, disdains to yield, │ ⚹ ♊ ☉ ♄ │
│17│under- │And "saddles _white Surrey_ for the │ │
│ │ │ field." │ │
│ │ │ Or else some fellow-'prentice tells │ any crude │
│18│takers, │ The joys he'd _quaff_ at Sadler's │ │
│ │ │ _Wells_. │ │
│ │ │ │ or hasty │
│19│for │While these temptations try to start him, │ │
│ │ │A sudden fancy comes athwart him,— │ │
│20│shopping │"Well, only think!—why, I declare, │ │
│ │ │I'd quite forgot there's GREENWICH FAIR! │ ☉ ♂ ☌ ☍ │
│21│ladies │And won't I have a precious lark │ │
│ │ │Down One-Tree Hill in Greenwich Park!" │ guesses or │
│22│forced │ │ │
│ │ │ │speculations│
│23│to │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │
│24│house │ │ │
│ │ │ │ ☉ ☿ ♂ │
│25│now │ │ │
│ │ │ │ thereupon, │
│26│stay │ │ │
│ │ │ │ as is the │
│27│at home │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │
│28│to │ │ ☉ ♂ ♃ ♄ ♊ │
│ │ │ │ │
│29│worry │ │ wont │
│ │ │ │ │
│30│spouse. │ │ of those │
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