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
│ │ │We're "Temp'rance" folks, so let the theme│ │
│ │ │ be grave. │ │
│13│and │Let's sing yon palace to the God of Gin: │ │
│ │ │Who pipes the best, a pot of malt shall │the sick man│
│ │ │ win. │ │
│14│ditches │ │ │
│ │ │ COBBLERIUS. │throweth off│
│15│the │ │ │
│ │ │I take your challenge—to your plan agree; │ his │
│16│perils │Yon Costermonger shall our umpire be. │ │
│ │ │ │ warm │
│17│of │ COSTERMONGERIUS. │ │
│ │ │ │ clothing, │
│18│the │I'm bottle-holder for a glass of max; │ │
│ │ │So clear your pipes, my jolly cocks o' │ │
│ │ │ vax. │ │
│19│field │ │ ☌ ♒ ☿ ♊ ♎ │
│ │ │ CORDWAINERIUS. │ │
│20│to │ │ ⚹ ♏ ♀ │
│ │ │"Here, _sprightly_ folks, by _spirits_ │ │
│ │ │ turn'd to _sprites_, │ │
│21│dare │Whose _rosy_ cheeks are chang'd to _lily │ ☿ ♄ │
│ │ │ whites_, │ │
│ │ │Caught in the _snares_ of _Gin_, rue not │ │
│ │ │ their ruin, │ │
│22│and │But do their best, to do their own │ │
│ │ │ undoing!" │ │
│ │ │ │ when he │
│23│hunt │ COBBLERIUS. │ │
│ │ │ │ │
│24│that │"_Rum_ customers, who're far more sad than│should wrap │
│ │ │ funny, │ │
│ │ │Here get no trust when they have spent │ │
│ │ │ their money: │ │
│25│furious │No pay no potion;—by this rule they stick;│ │
│ │ │The lighted _dial_, only, goes _on tick_."│ himself up │
│26│beast │ │ │
│ │ │ CORDWAINERIUS. │ │
│27│the │ │ ☊ ♓ ☋ ♌ │
│ │ │"Here, Mothers, by some devilish fiend │ │
│ │ │ possest, │ │
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