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
┌─────────────┬───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│1836.] │ OCTOBER. │
├─────────────┼───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │The sum of Summer is cast at last, │
│ │And carried to Wintry season, │
│ │And the frighten'd _leaves_ are _leaving_ us fast; │
│ │If they stayed it would be _high trees-on_. │
│ │The sheep, exposed to the rain and drift, │
│ │Are left to all sorts of _wethers_, │
│ │And the ragged young birds must _make a shift_, │
│ │Until they can get new feathers. │
├──┬──────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────┬────────────┤
│ M│ Season's │ =Odd Matters.= │ WEATHER. │
│ D│ Signs. │ │ │
├──┼──────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────┼────────────┤
│ 1│Now │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │
│ 2│heroes │ "ST CRISPIN'S DAY." │ moweth │
│ │ │ │ │
│ 3│bold │ AN ECLOGUE. │ his grass, │
│ │ │ │ │
│ 4│in │ CORDWAINERIUS. │ ♀ ♃ ⊕ ♎ ♐ │
│ │ │ │ │
│ 5│leather │ARISE, COBBLERIUS, cast thy awl away, │ │
│ │ │The sun is up, and 'tis SAINT CRISPIN'S │ when he │
│ │ │ DAY. │ │
│ 6│breeches │Leave vulgar snobs to mend plebeian soles,│ │
│ │ │For you and I will jollify, by goles! │should leave│
│ 7│do │ │ │
│ │ │ COBBLERIUS. │ them │
│ 8│leap │ │ │
│ │ │A seedy poet, lodging next the sky, │ │
│ 9│o'er │Came yesternight, entreating me to try │ ♉ ☍ ♈ ♀ │
│ │ │And mend his _understanding_ by the noon; │ │
│10│five │When that is done, I'm yours for a blue │ │
│ │ │ moon. │ │
│ │ │ │ standing; │
│11│barred │ CORDWAINERIUS. │ │
│ │ │ │ │
│12│gates │Then while you cobble, let us chaunt a │ ♒ ☿ ♊ ♍ ☽ │
│ │ │ stave: │ │
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