Mirth and Metre consisting of Poems, Serious, Humorous, and Satirical; Songs, Sonnets, Ballads & Bagatelles. Written by C. Dibdin, Jun |
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IRISH AUCTIONEER.
Your laughter I'll try to provoke
With the wonders I got in my travels;
And first is a pig in a poke,
Next a law case without any cavils:
A straw poker, a tiffany boat,
Paper boats, to walk dry thro' the ditches,
A new lignum vitæ great coat,
Flint waistcoat, and pair of glass breeches.
Tol, lol, &c.
With the wonders I got in my travels;
And first is a pig in a poke,
Next a law case without any cavils:
A straw poker, a tiffany boat,
Paper boats, to walk dry thro' the ditches,
A new lignum vitæ great coat,
Flint waistcoat, and pair of glass breeches.
Tol, lol, &c.
A dimity warming-pan new,
Steel night-cap, and pair of lawn bellows,
A yard-wide-foot rule, and then two
Odd shoes, that belong to odd fellows;
China wheelbarrow, earthern-ware gig,
A book bound in wood, with no leaves to't,
Besides a new velvet wig,
Lin'd with tripe, and a long pair of sleeves to't.
Tol, lol, &c.
Steel night-cap, and pair of lawn bellows,
A yard-wide-foot rule, and then two
Odd shoes, that belong to odd fellows;
China wheelbarrow, earthern-ware gig,
A book bound in wood, with no leaves to't,
Besides a new velvet wig,
Lin'd with tripe, and a long pair of sleeves to't.
Tol, lol, &c.
A coal-skuttle trimm'd with Scotch gauze,
Pickled crumpets, and harrico'd muffins,
Tallow stew-pan, nankeen chest of drawers;
Dumb alarm-bell, to frighten humguffins:
Six knives and forks made of red tape,
A patent wash-leather polony:
A gilt coat with a gingerbread cape,
And lin'd with the best macaroni.
Tol, lol, &c.
Pickled crumpets, and harrico'd muffins,
Tallow stew-pan, nankeen chest of drawers;
Dumb alarm-bell, to frighten humguffins:
Six knives and forks made of red tape,
A patent wash-leather polony:
A gilt coat with a gingerbread cape,
And lin'd with the best macaroni.
Tol, lol, &c.
A plumb-pudding made of inch-deal,
A pot of mahogany capers;
A gooseberry pye made of veal,
And stuff'd with two three-corner'd scrapers:
Sour crout sweeten'd well with small coal,
A fricaseed carpenter mallet:
A cast iron toad in a hole—
And a monstrous great hole in the ballad.
Tol, lol, &c.
A pot of mahogany capers;
A gooseberry pye made of veal,
And stuff'd with two three-corner'd scrapers:
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A fricaseed carpenter mallet:
A cast iron toad in a hole—
And a monstrous great hole in the ballad.
Tol, lol, &c.
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