The Comic Almanack, Volume 1: An Ephemeris in Jest and Earnest, Containing Merry Tales, Humerous Poetry, Quips, and Oddities — David Hume — John Shaqi
The Comic Almanack, Volume 1: An Ephemeris in Jest and Earnest, Containing Merry Tales, Humerous Poetry, Quips, and Oddities
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│ JULY. │[Illustration]│
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│ │Two potent elements combine │ │
│ │ To rule the month together, │ │
│ │St. Swithin gives us showers of rain, │ │
│ │ The mad dogs, _biting_ weather. │ │
│ │And if you get a dubious gripe │ │
│ │ From Pincher, Snap, or Toby, │ │
│ │The good saint's bucket comes right │ │
│ │ To test the Hydro-phoby. │ │
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│D.│ =Great Events and Odd Matters.= │ _Prognosti- │
│ │ │ fications._ │
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│ 1│ │ │
│ │ │ Doth not │
│ 2│ │ │
│ │ │ many │
│ 3│Dog Days _beg_. │ │
│ │ │ a Benedick │
│ 4│[Illustration] "Old Mother Hubbard │ │
│ │ │ ♋ ☍ ♐ │
│ 5│ Went to the cupboard, │ │
│ │ │ know │
│ 6│ To get her poor dog a bone." │ │
│ │ │ right well │
│ 7│ │ │
│ │ │ │
│ 8│ │ ♏ ♈ ♎ ♉ │
│ │ │ │
│ 9│ HOW TO MAKE A MAD DOG. │ that a │
│ │ │ │
│10│ _By a Knowing Hand._ │ cloudy │
│ │ │ │
│11│Tie a dog that is little, and one that is large, │ brow │
│ │To a truck or a barrow as big as a barge; │ │
│12│Their mouths girded tight with a rugged old cord │ ♄ ⚹ ♒ │
│ │ (or │ │
│ │They'll put out their tongues) by the magistrate's │ │
│ │ order; │ │