The Merry-Thought: or the Glass-Window and Bog-House Miscellany. Part 1Hurlothrumbo
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The Merry-Thought: or the Glass-Window and Bog-House Miscellany. Part 1
Hurlothrumbo
English poetry -- 18th century; Graffiti -- England -- History -- 18th century
Hard Stools proceed from costive Claret;
Yet mortal Man cannot forbear it.
So Childbed-Women, full of Pain,
Will grunt and groan, and to't again.
_At Hampstead, in a Window._
Gammer _Sprigins_ had gotten a Maidenhead,
And for a Gold Guinea she brought it to Bed;
But I found by embracing that I was undone;
'Twas a d - - - n'd p-ck-y Wh--re, just come from _London_.
_R. L._ 1710.
_A strange Thing written upon a Glass Window in Queen Elizabeth's Time._
I, C, S, X, O, Q, P, U.
This must be left to the Decypherers.
_Pancras Bog-House._
If Smell of T----d makes Wit to flow,
Laud! what would eating of it do.
_From the Temple Bog-House._
If you design to sh--te at Ease,
Pray rest your Hands upon your Knees.
And only give a gentle squeeze.
_FINIS._
_N.B._ A Third Part of this Work being in the Press, we intreat our kind
Correspondents would be speedy in sending their Letters to J. ROBERTS.
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Errata:
Editor's Introduction (modern):
they are just as likely as their brethren
_text reads "brethern"_
[Footnote 12: ... graffiti printed in _The Merry-Thought_ ...]
_text reads "Marry-Thought"_
Primary Text:
Title Page
Bethleham-Wall, Moor-Fields.
_spelling unchanged_
Dedication
what sublime Thoughts you may chance to meet with
_text reads "my chance"_
Body Text
Beareth the Name of my dear Creature.
_text reads "Beareththe" without space_
supposed to be written by a violent Lover
_text reads "writeen"
Nor _M - - - - k_, nor will _Dolly_ come;
_last letter in "M--k" unclear_
_I. E._ _July_ 17. 1713.
_numeral "3" unclear_
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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