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
Honnerd Sur,--their is an aggitating Skeam of witch I humbly aprove
verry hiley. The plan is owen to sum of the Femail Fellers,--and
that is to make the Farm a Farm Ornay. For instances the Buffloo
and Fallo dears and cetra to have their horns Gilded and the
Mufflons and Sheaps is to hav pink ribbings round there nex. The
munkys is to ware fancy dressis and the Ostreaches is to have their
plums stuck in their heds, and the Pecox tales will be always
spred out on fraim wurks like the hispaliers. All the Bares is to
be tort to Dance to Wippert’s Quadrils and the Lions mains is to
be subjective to pappers, and the curling-tongues. The gould and
silver Fesants is to be Pollisht evry day with Plait Powder and the
Cammile and Drumdearis and other defourmd anymills is to be paddid
to hide their Crukidnes. Mr. Howerd is to file down the tusks of
the wild Bores and Peckaris and the Spoons of the Spoonbills is
to be made as like the Kings Patten as posible. The elifunt will
be himbelisht with a Sugger candid Castle maid by Gunter and the
Flaminggoes will be toucht up with Frentch ruge and the Damisels
will hav chaplits of heartifitial Flours. The Sloath is proposd to
hav an ellegunt Stait Bed--and the Bever is to ware one of Perren’s
lite Warter Proof Hats--and the Balld Vulters baldnes will be hided
by a small Whig from Trewfits. The Crains will be put into trousirs
and the Hippotomus tite laced for a waste. Experience will dictait
menny more imbellishing modes, with witch I conclud that I am
Your Honners
Very obleeged and humbel former Servant,
STEPHEN HUMPHREYS.
LITERARY REMINISCENCES.
“Commençons par le commencement.”
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