The Merry-Thought: or the Glass-Window and Bog-House Miscellany. Part 1 — John Shaqi
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The Merry-Thought: or the Glass-Window and Bog-House Miscellany. Part 1
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English poetry -- 18th century; Graffiti -- England -- History -- 18th century
_Rebuses on Drinking-Glasses, at a private Club of Gentlemen._
_Miss Wall-sing-ham._
What encloses a Plat, as I wish her dear Arms
Had my Body encompass'd, with Nightingale's Charms,
And the Leg of an Hog, gives my dearest her Name.
Her Beauties so great set my Heart on a Flame.
_Rebus on Miss Nick-ells._
Take the Devil's short Name,
And much more than a Yard,
You've the Name of the Dame
I shall ever regard.
_Rebus on Miss S. Bell._
The greatest Noise on Sundays made,
Tells us her Name in Masquerade,
Whom I must kiss, ---- or be a _Shade_.
_Rebus for Miss M. Cotton._
One of the softest Things in Nature,
Beareth the Name of my dear Creature.
_Rebus on Miss Anne Oliv-er._
A Pickle of excellent Growth, }
And to *_Sin_ against the Truth, }
Tells the Name of a Virgin of Beauty and Youth. }
* i.e. _To Err_.
_Rebus on Miss Par-sons._
A famous Old Man of Old Time, }
And his Children, the Males of his Line, }
Give the Name of my Beauty Divine. }
_Rebus on Miss Har-ring-ton._
The Pleasure of the Sportsman's Chase;
The Pledge in Matrimonial Case,
With Twenty Hundred Weight beside,
Name her I wish to make my Bride.
_At Epsom on a Window._
When my brisk Lass
Upon the Grass,
Will sport, and _Give_ her Love;
She'll wink and pink,
Till she can't think;
That's Happiness, by _Jove!_
_Per Jovem Juro._
J. M.
_The following is in a _Caberet_ Window at _Paris_, to be read forwards
and backwards the same._
Roma tibi subito motibus ibit amor.
_Underwritten._
Le Diable t'emporte.
_The Three Last Words, the Criticks tell us, spells in English,
_The Devil take you_._
_At the same Place._
_Chagrin come le Diable:_
For a Girl has spoil't my _Bauble_.
_A Heathen Greek Line from a Wall at Westminster._
_Souldramaton, Acapon, Alphagoose, Pastiveneson._
_In English._
Shoulder of Mutton, a Capon, half a Goose, Pasty of Venison.
_In Dog-Latin at the same Place._
_O mirum Fartum,
Perigrinum Gooseberrytartum._
_N.B._ _Fartum_ is the only _Latin_ Word for Pudding: And as far
as I can trace it amongst the Antients, there is no _Latin_ for a
Gooseberry-Tart; so that the Lad who writ it, had no need to Apologize
for making a Word or two: As for _Fartum_, 'tis allow'd in our Times;
for we say _Fartum pistum_, is a _baked Pudding_; and _Fartum coctum_ is
a _boiled Pudding_: And if the Boy loved these Things, what is it to us;
let every one mind his own Business.
_Brentford at the Red-Lion, the Great Room._
Says Sir _John_ to my Lady, as together they sat,
Shall we first go to Supper, or do you know what?
Dear Sir _John_, (with a Smile,) return'd the good Lady,
Let us do you know what, for Supper's not ready.
_Bridgnorth, at the Crown._
_Jenny_ had got a Cl - p,
Which was my Mishap:
But Doctor _R----_ set me right,
And I'm now in good Plight.
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