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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│13│So you save 'em the trouble of feeding, I think, │ │
│ │Or the loss of your time by their stopping to │ on the │
│ │ drink. │ │
│14│Lend 'em out, 'tis a neighbourly duty, of course, │ │
│ │And mind they've a load that would stagger a horse.│ aspect of │
│15│If you've nothing to draw, why, yourselves let 'em │ │
│ │ carry (sons │ │
│ │Of she dogs!), or else they'll be drawing │ his dear │
│ │ compari-sons. │ │
│16│With a stick or a kick make 'em gallop away, │ │
│ │And smoke through the streets in a piping-hot day, │ │
│17│Where Mac Adam is spreading his pebbles about, │ ☌ ♈ │
│ │And they'll pick up their feet all the quicker, no │ │
│ │ doubt; │ │
│18│More than all, don't allow them their noses to │ betokeneth │
│ │ wet;—it │ │
│ │Will keep 'em alert by the "wish they may get it." │ │
│19│All pleasures must end:—when they drop head and │ _cool_ │
│ │ tail, │ │
│ │With their muzzles all froth, like a tankard of │ │
│ │ ale, │ │
│20│Turn 'em loose in the road with a whoop and a │ _breezes_, │
│ │ hollo, │ │
│ │And get all the thieves and the blackguards to │ │
│ │ follow. │ │
│21│It's a precious good lark for the neighbours, │ ☍ ♈ ♀ ⚹ │
│ │ you'll find, │ │
│ │With the mad dogs before and the sad dogs behind, │ │
│22│And you'll ne'er be molested, rely on my word, │ probably │
│ │If you keep 'em from biting a Bishop or Lord. │ │
│23│ │ followed by │
│ │ │ │
│24│ │ _a storm_, │
│ │ │ │
│25│ │ │
│ │ │ ♋ ☊ ♅ │
│26│ │ │
│ │ │_accompanied_ │
│27│ │ │
│ │ │ _with_ │
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