The Petition of An Old Uninhabited House in Penzance to its Master in Town With Hints to the Author of John Bull, A Comedy. To which is added an Appendix. Embellished with a View of the Old House. Second Edition [by C. V. Le Grice] |
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THE LANDLORD'S ADDRESS TO HIS GUESTS,
AT THE LAND'S END HOTEL. |
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THE LANDLORD'S ADDRESS TO HIS GUESTS, AT THE LAND'S END HOTEL.
Ladies and Gents I do intreat,
While here you're met to drink and eat,
And while the kettle's boiling,
My windows, ceiling, and my walls
With pencil markings and with scrawls
That you will not be spoiling.
While here you're met to drink and eat,
And while the kettle's boiling,
My windows, ceiling, and my walls
With pencil markings and with scrawls
That you will not be spoiling.
The name of hero, beau, or lass,
If written on the brittle glass
May in a moment vanish;
And from the ceiling of my room
Dame Lethe with her white-wash broom
May very quickly banish.
If written on the brittle glass
May in a moment vanish;
And from the ceiling of my room
Dame Lethe with her white-wash broom
May very quickly banish.
For immortality a nook
The pages of this little book
Present you in a minute;
Then to the first and last Hotel
Before your first and last farewell
Pray write your names within it.
The pages of this little book
Present you in a minute;
Then to the first and last Hotel
Before your first and last farewell
Pray write your names within it.
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