Stray Leaves from the Portfolios of Alisander the Seer, Andrew Whaup, and Humphrey Henkeckle Edited by Alexander Rodger |
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RATIONAL AMUSEMENTS FOR CERTAIN STATESMEN, UPON THEIR RESIGNING OFFICE. |
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RATIONAL AMUSEMENTS FOR CERTAIN STATESMEN, UPON THEIR RESIGNING OFFICE.
When Saintly Sadmouth's gagging reign is o'er;When Cast-ill-ray shall cure live stock no more;
When George Fitz-Hunn, so feelingly humane,
Shall cease to laugh at ruptured Ogden's pain;
When worthless Man no longer is their sport,
To what amusements will they then resort,
To wear life's tedious, irksome hours away,
And keep their ingenuity in play?
The only gentle pastimes that will please
Those gentle worthies, will be such as these:
To fry blind pups,—strip kittens of their skins;
To horsewhip frogs, and spit small flies with pins.
| Stray Leaves from the Portfolios of Alisander the Seer, Andrew Whaup, and Humphrey Henkeckle | |