The Comic Almanack, Volume 1: An Ephemeris in Jest and Earnest, Containing Merry Tales, Humerous Poetry, Quips, and Oddities
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│14│ I've given him strap,—a thick rope's │ THE │
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│ │ Cold pig! │ │
│15│ In vain!—There lies the stupid clown, │ WEATHER │
│ │ As if the Night Mare held him down. │ │
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│17│ │what better │
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│18│Battle of Waterloo. _Lobsters_ in [Illustration]│ │
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│ │ │ index │
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│21│Daniel Lambert died. Grand Diet of _Worms_. │ ♂ ☉ ♉ ♋ │
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│22│[Illustration] The grave-digger fled, all a-shiv'ring│ its │
│ │ and shaking, │ │
│ │ For old Mother Earth she cried, │ │
│23│ With a terrible groan: "Why the deuce │evershifting│
│ │ are you making │ │
│ │ This precious big hole in my side!" │ │
│24│ │ ♊ ♒ △ │
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│25│QUARTER DAY. Moon hides behind a cloud, for fear of │ variable │
│ │ being shot. │ │
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│26│ │ variations │
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│27│ │ ☿ □ ☊ ♍ │
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│28│ Ha! my lad, you've caught a Tartar, │countenance │
│ │ Landlords never give _no quarter_. │ │
│29│ │ of │
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│30│ │ Spouse? │
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MISS AMELIA SMITH TO MISS JULIA SMYTHE.