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.] │ AUGUST. │
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│Perhaps the Minister has passed the budget, and given the Houses │
│leave to trudge it;—the lawyer folds his brief, with little grief;— │
│closed are the Halls, against all calls;—John Doe and Richard Roe may│
│go;—the debtor breathes, respited from mishap; and Bailiffs, wanting │
│jobs, may keep _a Tap_. │
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│ M│ Season's │ =Odd Matters.= │ WEATHER. │
│ D│ Signs. │ │ │
├──┼──────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────┼────────────┤
│ 1│In │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │
│ 2│Germany │ BRIGHTON. │ │
│ │ │ │ │
│ 3│they │Well here, once more, on Brighton's shore,│ the end of │
│ │ │ We're safe arrived at last; │ │
│ 4│rest │So, Mister Snip, don't have the hyp, │ ☽ ♓ ☌ ☍ │
│ │ │ Nor look so _overcast_. │ │
│ 5│their │ │ my │
│ │ │We've not been here this many a year; │ │
│ 6│heads │ So do not look so blue, │ │
│ │ │But sport your cash, and cut a dash, │ divining │
│ 7│betwixt │ As other people do. │ │
│ │ │ │ │
│ 8│a pair │There's Mistress Skait,-she wouldn't wait,│ rod, │
│ │ │ But off she tripp'd so gaily: │ │
│ 9│of │She struts along amid the throng: │ ⚹ ♈ ♃ ♐ ♊ │
│ │ │ _Her_ husband isn't _scaly_. │ │
│10│feather │ │ ☉ ♐ ♓ │
│ │ │There's Mistress _Wick_, and little Dick, │ │
│11│beds; │ Have come to have a _dipping_; │ and │
│ │ │And there's her niece, who's been to │ │
│ │ │ _Greece_, │ │
│12│a famous │ Is now all over _dripping_. │ │
│ │ │ │ exploring │
│13│plan, I │And oh, what fun! there's Martha Gunn │ │
│ │ │ (But no, that gun's _gone off_), │ │
│14│will be │But only look at that sea-cook │ the mazes │
│ │ │ A-sousing Mrs. Gough. │ │
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