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 never paid a _farden_. │ │
│15│when │ │ what dire │
│ │ │We've chalked a score on every door │ │
│16│the │ Of publican or sinner; │ mishaps │
│ │ │And now can't meet a _Newman_ Street, │ │
│17│cits │ To trust us with a dinner. │ do arise │
│ │ │ │ │
│18│are │And, lack-a day! here's Quarter Day; │ │
│ │ │ It always comes too soon; │ │
│19│taking │So we by night must take our flight, │ ☉ ♀ │
│ │ │ For we must _shoot the moon_! │ │
│20│aim, │ │ │
│ │ │ │ from false │
│21│your │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │
│22│poultry │ │prophecying!│
│ │ │ │ │
│23│may │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │
│24│mistake │ │ ♂ ♄ ☉ ♈ │
│ │ │ │ │
│25│for │ │ │
│ │ │ │ The farmer │
│26│game, │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │
│27│and │ │ ♉ ♂ │
│ │ │ │ │
│28│kill │ │reapeth his │
│ │ │ │ │
│29│or │ │ corn, and │
│ │ │ │ │
│30│lame. │ │ ♉ ♄ ☉ ♊ ☌ │
└──┴──────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────┴────────────┘
AN EPISTLE
From SIR JOHN NORTH to RIGDUM FUNNIDOS, Gent.
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