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
O Mrs. Humphris! It is umpossible to throe one’s hies from one End
of Stock Poggis to the other, without grate Pane. Nothing is seed
but Wivs asking for Huzbinds--nothing is heard but childerin looking
for Farthers. Mr. Hatband the Undertacker as jist bean squibed and
obligated for safeness to inter his own Hows. Mr. Higgins blames the
unflexable Stubbleness of the Mare and says a littel timely Concussion
wood have been of Preventive Servis. Haven nose! For my Part I don’t
believe all the Concussion on Hearth wood hav prevented. the Regolater
bein scarified by a Squib and runnin agin the Rockit--or that it could
unshatter Pore Master Gollop, or Squentch Wider Welsh’s rix of Haze
witch is now Flamming and smocking in two volumes. The ingins as been,
but could not Play for want of Pips witch is too often the Case with
Parrish inginuity. Wile affares are in this friteful Posture, thank
Haven I have one grate comfit. Mr. J. is cum back on his legs from
Twelve to won tired in the extreams with being a Standing Army, and his
Uniformity spatterdashed all over. He says his hone saving was onely
thro leaving His retrenchments.
[Illustration: THE EAGLE ASSURANCE.]
Pore Mr. Griggs has cum In atter his Wif in a state of grate
exaggeration. He says the Boys hav maid a Bone Fire of his garden fence
and Pales upon Pales can’t put it out. Severil Shells of a bomastic
nater as been picked up in his Back Yard and the old Cro’s nest as bean
Perpetrated rite thro by a Rockit. We hay sent out the def Shopmun to
here wait he can and he says their is so Manny Crackers going he dont
no witch report to Belive, but the Fishmongerers has Cotchd and with
all his Stock compleatly Guttid. The Brazers next Dore is lickwise
in Hashes,--but it is hopped he as assurance enuf to cover him All
over.--They say nothing can save the Dwellins adjourning. O Mrs. H.
how greatful ought J and I to bee that our hone Premiss and propperty
is next to nothing! The effex of the lit on Bildings is marvulous. The
Turrit of St. Magnum Bonum is quit clear and you can tell wat Time it
is by the Clock verry planely only it stands!
The noise is enuf to Drive won deleterious! Too Specious Conestabbles
is persewing littel Tidmash down the Hi Street, and sho grate
fermness, but I trembel for the Pelisse. Peple drops in with New News
every Momentum. Sum say All is Lost--and the Town Criar is missin.
Mrs. Griggs is quite retched at herein five littel Boys is throwd
off a spirituous Cob among the Catherend Weals. But I hope it wants
cobbobboration. Another Yuth its sed has had his hies Blasted by sum
blowd Gun Powder. You Mrs. H. are Patrimonial, and may supose how these
flying rummers Upsetts a Mothers Speerits.
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