The Works of Thomas Hood; Vol. 01 (of 11): Comic and Serious, in Prose and Verse, With All the Original IllustrationsHood, Thomas
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The Works of Thomas Hood; Vol. 01 (of 11): Comic and Serious, in Prose and Verse, With All the Original Illustrations
Hood, Thomas
English poetry -- 19th century; English wit and humor; Humorous poetry, English
Has for the Lonnon job--could Sea nothin like Fancy and nothing
like fare. Only a Toy shop out of Town with a gals skool looking
after it, without a Guvverness and all oglein like Winkin. Lots
of the fare sects but no thimbel rig, no priking in the garter no
nothing. Am blest if our hone little Fare down at Goos Grean don’t
lick it all to Styx. Bulbeating, Baggerdrawing, Cuggleplaying,
Rastlin, a Sopped pigtale, a Mane of Cox Jackasreacing jumpin in
Sax, and a Grand Sire Peal of Trouble Bobs puld by the Collige
youths by way of givin a Bell’s Life to the hole. Call that Fancy.
Too wild Best Shoes, fore theaters besides a Horseplay a Dwarft a
She Giant, a fat Child a prize ox five carriboo savidges, a lurned
Pigg an Albany with wite Hares, a real See Murmad a Fir Eater and
lots of Punshes and Juddis. Call that a Fare.
[Illustration: FAIR PLAY’S A JEW--]
Now for Lonnon. No Sanderses--no Richardsens no wumwills menageris
no backy boxis to shy for--no lucky Boxis. No poster makin no
jugling or Dancing. Prest one yung laidy in ruge cheaks and
trowsers verry civelly For a bit of a caper on the tite rop--But
miss got on the hi rop, and call’d for a conestubble. Askt annother
in a ridding habbit for the faver of a little horsemunship and got
kicked out of her Booth. Goos Grean for my munny! Saw a yung laidy
there that swallerd a Sord and wasn’t too Partickler to jump threw
a hoop. Dutchesses look dull after that at a Fare. Verry dignified,
but Prefer the Wax Wurk, as a Show. Dont sea anny think in Watch
Pappers cut out by Countisses that have been born with all their
harms and legs--not Miss Biffins.
[Illustration: FANCY FAIRINGS.]
Must say one thing for Goos Grean. Never got my pockit pict xcept
at Lonnon--am sorry to say lost my Reader and Ticker and every Dump
I had let alone a single sovran. And lost the best part of that
besides to a Yung Laidy that nevver gave change. Greenish enuf says
you for my Tim of Day but I was gammund by the baggidge to bye five
shillin Pin Cushins. Wish Charrity had stayd at Hoam! The ould Mare
got a coald by waiting outside. And the five Charrity pincushins
hadn’t bran enuf in their hole boddys to make her a Mash.
Am told the Hospittle don’t clear anny grate proffits after all is
dun and Like enuff. A Fare should be a Fare and fokes at Room oght
to do as Room does. Have a notion Peeressis that keep Booths wood
take moor Munny if they wasn’t abuv having the dubble drums and
speakin trumpets and gongs. There’s nothin like goin the hole Hog!
Shall be happy, sur, to sea You at Goos Green next Fare and pint
out the Difference. Maybe in Flurtashun and Matchmacking and
getting off Dorters along with the dolls we ar a littel cut out,
but for Ginuen Fancy and Fun and Fair Play its a mear Green Goos to
Goos Green.
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