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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│14│O rare │And _bricks_ as hard as any _stone_, │ coming, │
│ │ │ I can't refuse on BOXING DAY. │ │
│15│Christmas │ │ ♀ ♐ ♄ ♑ ♊ │
│ │ │As I was walking in the street, │ │
│16│fare │ I met the Butcher with his tray; │ then shall │
│ │ │He thrust the corner in my eye,— │ │
│17│a fig │ I'll think of him on BOXING DAY. │ you │
│ │ │ │ │
│18│for care │The Scavenger, who plaster'd me, │ not be │
│ │ │ When dress'd in wedding-suit so gay, │ │
│19│kiss │Now hopes I 'von't forget, d'ye see, │disappointed│
│ │ │ As how that this here's BOXING DAY.' │ │
│20│below │ │ │
│ │ │My house on fire—no turncock found; │ ♐ ☽ ♀ ♉ │
│21│the │ My house burnt down—he came to say, │ │
│ │ │He hop'd that I'd reward his zeal, │ and │
│22│misteltoe │ And think of him on BOXING DAY. │ │
│ │ │ │ if it be │
│23│laugh │The Bellman, Dustman, Chimney-sweep, │ │
│ │ │ Bring up the rear in smart array, │ │
│24│quaff │And all get drunk, and strip to fight, │ ♃ ☌ ♈ ⊕ ♐ │
│ │ │ To prove it is a BOXING DAY. │ │
│25│never │ │fine summer │
│ │ │ │ │
│26│fear │ │ weather, │
│ │ │ │ │
│27│with │ │ then │
│ │ │ │ │
│28│merry │ │I say again │
│ │ │ │ │
│29│glee │ │ ♐ ♀ ☉ │
│ │ │ │ │
│30│conclude │ │bethink you │
│ │ │ │ │
│31│the year │ │of the Comet│
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VALEDICTION.
Farewell, my merry gentlemen,—let nothing you dismay;
But take good heart, for tho' we part, we'll meet another day;
I hope, next year, when, never fear, I'll have enough to say,
And bring tidings of comfort and joy.