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.] │ NOVEMBER. │
├─────────────┼───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │When good Sir John has carried his bill, │
│ │No dread of Term shall the poet fill, │
│ │The Scholar shall _write_, and fear no _writ_, │
│ │No _White Cross bars_ shall _bar_ his wit, │
│ │The _Fleet, unmann'd_, no more alarm, │
│ │The _King's Bench_ be but _an empty Form_. │
├──┬──────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────┬────────────┤
│ M│ Season's │ =Odd Matters.= │ WEATHER. │
│ D│ Signs. │ │ │
├──┼──────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────┼────────────┤
│ 1│Murky │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │
│ 2│burky │ LORD MAYOR'S SHOW. │stage-coach │
│ │ │ │ │
│ 3│damp │ I SING of a jolly day, │ traveller │
│ │ │ A civical holiday; │ │
│ 4│and │ Some call a folly day: │ ♃ △ ☍ □ ♂ │
│ │ │ Weather is foggified; │ │
│ 5│drear │ Mechanics get groggified, │ │
│ │ │ Citizens hoggified: │ journeyeth │
│ 6│see │ The rain it is drizzling, │ │
│ │ │ Mizzling, frizzling; │ │
│ 7│this │ Streets are all slippery; │ ♈ ☊ ♍ │
│ │ │ Girls sport their frippery: │ │
│ 8│gloomy │ Sweethearts are squeezing 'em, │ │
│ │ │ Pleasing 'em,—teazing 'em. │ outside │
│ 9│month │ Rabble are bawling, O! │ │
│ │ │ Women are squalling, O! │ │
│10│appear │ Banners are waving, │the vehicle;│
│ │ │ Policemen are staving │ │
│11│London │ On heads misbehaving: │ │
│ │ │ Ward beadles bustling, │ │
│12│fill'd │ Pickpockets hustling; │ □ ♃ △ ♂ │
│ │ │ People tip-toeing it: │ │
│13│with │ Swell mob are going it, │ │
│ │ │ Making sly snatches │ when │
│14│slush │ At brooches and watches. │ │
│ │ │ Horses are neighing, │ he should │
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