Mirth and Metre consisting of Poems, Serious, Humorous, and Satirical; Songs, Sonnets, Ballads & Bagatelles. Written by C. Dibdin, Jun |
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THE BILL STICKER. |
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THE BILL STICKER.
I'm a bill sticker so famous;
And ev'ry wall around you may tell,
If you read, that I'm no ignoramus;
But if you can't read you must spell;
And bills, you must own, my employers
Long enough in all conscience they send,
But they're nothing to taylors and lawyers,
For their bills have never an end.
Fol, &c.
And ev'ry wall around you may tell,
If you read, that I'm no ignoramus;
But if you can't read you must spell;
And bills, you must own, my employers
Long enough in all conscience they send,
But they're nothing to taylors and lawyers,
For their bills have never an end.
Fol, &c.
With system I manage my matters,
By agreement or circumstance led,
So stick all the bills of fam'd hatters
Over bills of the Saracen's head;
Patent wig bills, to measure law knowledge,
On Westminster-hall I imprint,
And on Warwick-lane physical college,
Patent coffin bills serve for a hint.
Fol, &c.
By agreement or circumstance led,
So stick all the bills of fam'd hatters
Over bills of the Saracen's head;
Patent wig bills, to measure law knowledge,
On Westminster-hall I imprint,
And on Warwick-lane physical college,
Patent coffin bills serve for a hint.
Fol, &c.
Like my betters I thus live in clover,
By billing lanes, alleys, and streets;
For bills are the fashion town over,
Tho' I can't say so much for receipts,
My trade ever merrily flit on,
May billing go merrily too;
And the Bill of Rights drawn by each Briton,
Be honour'd whenever it's due.
Fol, &c.
By billing lanes, alleys, and streets;
For bills are the fashion town over,
Tho' I can't say so much for receipts,
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May billing go merrily too;
And the Bill of Rights drawn by each Briton,
Be honour'd whenever it's due.
Fol, &c.
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