Broad grins; comprising, with new additional tales in verse, those formerly publ. under the title of 'My night-gown and slippers'.J. M'Creery, 1807 - 128 pàgines |
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Apothecary Arm'd began Bobtail Bolus Bower breast Broad Grins Cadell and Davies call'd Castle Chaucer cheek clapp'd Covent Garden Crabstick cried Critick Cuckold cudgel cursed Dame Damn damn'd dead deliver'd devil DICK Dido Doctor Crow door Duke of Limbs e'er face fair fam'd Fame fancy fat Friar filthy Friar John Gard'ner GEORGE COLMAN grace half Harry's reign head holy Incubus kill'd Knight knock knock'd Lady lodged London look'd Lyes M'CREERY Macbeth Maid midnight hour moat modern Poets Molly Dumpling Muse ne'er never NIGHT-GOWN AND SLIPPERS Norwich Town nose o'er pate Patient pious pull'd Quoth reach'd reader Roger rose seem'd Single Gentlemen Sir Thomas SIR THOMAS ERPINGHAM Somnus Sonnet souls stairs story swear Sweet tell thou thought Thrice thro Toby took town trembled turn'd twas Twizzle's Twould vex'd wanted Whene'er whoo Wife wish wish'd wond'rous Zounds
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Pàgina 37 - twas the same, and the next, and the next; He perspired like an ox, he was nervous and vexed ; Week passed after week, till by weekly succession, His weakly condition was past all expression. In six months his acquaintance began much to doubt him, For his skin, "like a lady's loose gown," hung about him; He sent for a doctor, and cried like a ninny, "I have lost many pounds ; make me well, there's a guinea." The doctor looked wise; "A slow fever," he said; Prescribed sudorifics and going to bed.
Pàgina 36 - Some are good and let dearly; while some, 'tis well known, Are so dear, and so bad, they are best let alone. Will Waddle, whose temper was studious and lonely, Hired lodgings that took Single Gentlemen only ; But Will was so fat, he appeared like a tun, Or like two Single Gentlemen rolled into One.
Pàgina 120 - But the first peal woke Isaac, in a fright ; Who, quick as lightning, popping up his head, Sat on his head's antipodes, in bed, Pale as a parsnip, — bolt upright. At length, he wisely to himself doth say, — Calming his fears, — " Tush ! 'tis some fool has rung and run away...
Pàgina 38 - I've enough of them there without paying for drugs ! ' Will kicked out the doctor ; but when ill indeed, e'en dismissing the doctor don't always succeed ; so, calling his host, he said : ' Sir, do you know, I'm the fat single gentleman six months ago ? Look'e, landlord, I think...
Pàgina 30 - Pharmacy, that's call'd cathartical, And, on the label of the stuff, . He wrote this verse ; Which, one would think, was clear enough, And terse : — ' When taken To be well shaken! Next morning, early, Bolus rose ; And to the patient's house he goes, Upon his pad, Who a vile trick of stumbling had : It was, indeed...
Pàgina 30 - That his prescriptions he resolved to write in't. No opportunity he e'er let pass Of writing the directions on his labels In dapper couplets, like Gay's fables ; Or rather like the lines in Hudibras.
Pàgina 31 - Next morning early, Bolus rose, And to the patient's house he goes Upon his pad, Who a vile trick of stumbling had : It was indeed a very sorry hack ; But...
Pàgina 27 - THE NEWCASTLE APOTHECARY. A MAN in many a country town we know, Professes openly with Death to wrestle ; Entering the field against the grimly foe, Armed with a mortar and a pestle. Yet some affirm no enemies they are ; But meet just like prize-fighters in a fair, Who first shake hands before they box, Then give each other plaguy knocks...
Pàgina 16 - And grafted true-love on his heart. Maid of the Moor ! his love return ! True love ne'er tints the cheek with shame : When Gard'ners' hearts, like hot-beds, burn, A Cook may surely feed the flame. Ah ! not averse from love was she ; Tho...
Pàgina 37 - I've enough of them there, without paying for drugs !" Will kick'd out the doctor : — but when ill indeed, E'en dismissing the doctor don't always succeed ; So, calling his host, he said, " Sir, do you know, I'm the fat single gentleman, six months ago ? " Look ye, landlord, I think...