DOI issue:
July 14, 1855
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.16616#0027
July 14, 1855]
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THE SIX-POUNDER FOR LINLITHGOWSHIRE. ECLOGUE (SOME WAT) AFTER VIRGIL.
. George Dundas SUNDAY.
has favoured the'
Home Secretary with: Lord Pimlico .... British Nobleman.
i- I-*' i Ms. Jones ..... British Tailor.
his very peculiar ad-
vice for the lurther ^ Mr. J. My lord, on Sunday, at your Club reclin< d
treatment of the You chat and sip your claret, having dined,
people—many of them ■ We snobs can get no beer; you swells, at ease,
" rascally toys " — Mav drink as manv ladies as vou please,
who meet in the Park. I Lord P. Ha, Jones ! a Saint—a jolly Saint to me—
Sweet to the length- This licence granted Aristocracy;
ened ears ot the hon. : By Jove ! I '11 bum wax candles at his shrine,
member is " the crash Thank him ! our Clubs keep open, and our wine
upon the pavement j A waiter, all day long, at call supplies,
ot the trad of a Mr. J. 1 hear that with less envy than surprise,
six-pounder." 'Ihus The country starves on Sunday all around,
spoke the wisdom j I, with my kids, on an excursion bound,
ot the parliamentary Could no refreshment anyhow obtain :
drum-head ! Of j No, deuc« a bit, your lordship; not a drain;
course, when the \ The youngest nearly fainted by the way !
atrocity of the sug- Foreboding often this unhappy dav,
gestion had been To mv deaf ear, as from the British oak,
loudly condemned by Did Mrs. Gamp and Mbs Harris croak,
the English gentle-; But that same Saint, my lord, whom do you call ?
men of the House lord P. The City, you suppose, you people Mnall,
. . of Commons, Mr. i Is like our place, where surpliced shepherds keep,
Dtjndas declared that really, he had meant nothing. His " six-pounder" was a figure In PusEf's fold a flock of noble sheep :
of speech—its powder and shot, a flash in the pan and sugar-plums. We trust, j So geese with gcslings ; great and little pig ;
however, when Dundas the Six-pounder shall again present itself for re-election, 1 Yon tailors so compare small fleas to big—
that the constituency of Linlithgowshire will duly spike the same. But know Belgravia's district caps Bow Bells',
High as St. Paul's each neighb'rmg church excels.
Mr. J. What in Belgravia does your lordship see ?
Lord P. The land of Liberty—to such as me,—
There did that holy man of whom I spoke,
Whose image I'll illuminate and smoke,
Sayr, whilst his Beer Bill closed the Tavern door,
"Enjoy yourselves, lords ; revel as before "
Mr. J. Fortunate Nob : with Sunday Clubroom free,
And wine in plenty—though no beer to me
The bar affords, my burning thirst to quench—
You'll ne'er be driven to quaff the road-side drench,
Polluted by a close adjoining pool.
Eortunate Nob ! there you'll enjoy the cool.
IT WILL NEVER ANSWER.
We should like to know, how many persons now living and poo-poohing, with-
out knowing anything about, the plan of Lord Dundonald, can recollect expressing
themselves under similar circumstances, in the same manner, with regard to gas and
steam ?
It is probable, however, that not one of them remembers, or can recall to
mind, the utterance of any such folly ; Nature having bountifully provided for his
oblivion thereof, in order that the street lamps might not dazzle, and the loco-
motives might not hiss him into madness with disgust with himself for having
spoken like a fool. Photograohy would have afforded a rare subject of ridicule to . , , , ,
t hese wise men: but it became a success almost before thev had time to predict that! £t well-known windows, and the sparkling flow
it would prove a failure. Of soda-water ; or to sleep will go,_
Lord Pjlndonald's invention may be a mistake ; but it may possibly, at least, ] >;vt;r soma Patjer in a grave review;
be a fact, and no mistake. Were it ever so much an unmistaken fact, would ' Or lounge and watch the mob, and vulgar crew:
not every Ministry that ever governed this country, including the preseut, have i ^Tor w ,e cabmen cease below to growl,
resisted, nevertheless, and continue to resist, its adoption, as long as they had the \ Nor d\™s%l art'^n^to Sroa" ™d ^owL
shadow of an excuse for their opposition, and a considerable time after tveu that' ^ ,e fi Vra ^ T Oarlt.on snail regale,
had vanished. If the surest device for blowing up St. Petersburg were to be dis- ™e ^aiters, shall deny the members ale ;
covered to-morrow, Downing Street, and the Horse Guards, and the Admiralty, Ihe Cossack drink the lhames the Puss the Seme,
would unite in swearing, probably in a profane manner, that it never would blow Ere that batnt s picture vanish trorn t'115. bram.
up St. Petersburg, precisely as they, personally perhaps in several instances, swore i -Bit nence wre others to the thirsty sands
that gas would blow up London—an exploded notion, simply, on the part of the | °Tf Hampstead shall resort with vain demands;
sharp fellows of the period. ' Norwood, or Stratford by the Lea shall try,
Talk of Abeilard and HfcLoisE!—was there ever constancy like that of the j °[ , , TVte msuialed0lslef Eel-pie.
Veterans to Brown Bess ? ! -Ah ! shall I ever on a Sunday more
Unjust people—who are numerous—mistrust the good faith of other people. I The loammg; porter from the tankard vo\xr i
Persons who are conceited as well, question the understanding of others also. They | Some long time hence enjoy my go of gin,
try all questions by their private feelings; their self-esteem doubts or disbelieves: Out m a quiet arbour ot mine fnu . _
everything in advance of their own ideas, and their selfish cunning feels that it I ^mue the nowling-gieen and gardens trim, _
is safer for men of the world to run the greatest risk of opposing a truth on the j Whence we re excluded by the Mawworms grim,
shrewd side, than to entertain the least question of what may turn out a fallacy on , ^last ,we °e govern d by that canting crew t
that of the credulous. We should certainly like to know, what Lord Dundonald's \ °™ what farJa,jcism has brought us to !
plan is, before we unite with these gentlemen of "common sense," in sneering at an ! [here s not a drop ot beer to cool our throats,
invention which is capable of destroying Cronstadt for aught they can show— And these are they tor whom we gave our votes !
beyond their intuitive contempt. ' | FiU high, my lord, your goblet of champagne,
_ Go, my once happy kids, athirst remain.
" ~~ No more I, seated in my cosy box,
A NEW BRUSSELLS SPROUT. j stiali see you play 'mid artificial rocks :
No pipe to smoke : no glass ot grog for me :
The new Sprout", which has just, made its appearance at Brussells, is of the very In the meanwhile for you no shrimps and tea !
greenest kind, with not the least heart in it, and leaves so dirty that the hungriest | Lord P. However, you can take a luncheon heie,
pig would infallibly turn his nose up at them. What little taste it has is of the Upon a sandwich ; and they'll bring jou beer,
most offensive kind, and persons experience the greatest difficulty in swallowing The butler says he has a decent tap.
it, though it is generally served up with plenty of Russian sauce, to make it go But now I say—pull out your list, old chap,
down. It is strange that Leopold, who, by right of his Claremont Estate, and its j I waat a Court dress pair of satin smalls :
well supplied kitchen-garden, is the recognised Monarch of the Vegetable Kingdom, j How much expense on high position falls !
should allow such a very poor specimen of green-stuff to sprout in his capital, j „___=^==__==_=_
The name of this new Brussells Sprout, we must not forget to state, is Le Nord; j
though it matters but little what it has been called, for fortunately it does not grow ' Literary Intelligence.—We are requested to state,
very fast in public estimation, and must soon be extinct, as it has taken no root that there is no truth in the report, that Mb. Gladstone
whatever in the sod of journalism. i has been appointed Editor of the Lnvahde liuhse.
15
THE SIX-POUNDER FOR LINLITHGOWSHIRE. ECLOGUE (SOME WAT) AFTER VIRGIL.
. George Dundas SUNDAY.
has favoured the'
Home Secretary with: Lord Pimlico .... British Nobleman.
i- I-*' i Ms. Jones ..... British Tailor.
his very peculiar ad-
vice for the lurther ^ Mr. J. My lord, on Sunday, at your Club reclin< d
treatment of the You chat and sip your claret, having dined,
people—many of them ■ We snobs can get no beer; you swells, at ease,
" rascally toys " — Mav drink as manv ladies as vou please,
who meet in the Park. I Lord P. Ha, Jones ! a Saint—a jolly Saint to me—
Sweet to the length- This licence granted Aristocracy;
ened ears ot the hon. : By Jove ! I '11 bum wax candles at his shrine,
member is " the crash Thank him ! our Clubs keep open, and our wine
upon the pavement j A waiter, all day long, at call supplies,
ot the trad of a Mr. J. 1 hear that with less envy than surprise,
six-pounder." 'Ihus The country starves on Sunday all around,
spoke the wisdom j I, with my kids, on an excursion bound,
ot the parliamentary Could no refreshment anyhow obtain :
drum-head ! Of j No, deuc« a bit, your lordship; not a drain;
course, when the \ The youngest nearly fainted by the way !
atrocity of the sug- Foreboding often this unhappy dav,
gestion had been To mv deaf ear, as from the British oak,
loudly condemned by Did Mrs. Gamp and Mbs Harris croak,
the English gentle-; But that same Saint, my lord, whom do you call ?
men of the House lord P. The City, you suppose, you people Mnall,
. . of Commons, Mr. i Is like our place, where surpliced shepherds keep,
Dtjndas declared that really, he had meant nothing. His " six-pounder" was a figure In PusEf's fold a flock of noble sheep :
of speech—its powder and shot, a flash in the pan and sugar-plums. We trust, j So geese with gcslings ; great and little pig ;
however, when Dundas the Six-pounder shall again present itself for re-election, 1 Yon tailors so compare small fleas to big—
that the constituency of Linlithgowshire will duly spike the same. But know Belgravia's district caps Bow Bells',
High as St. Paul's each neighb'rmg church excels.
Mr. J. What in Belgravia does your lordship see ?
Lord P. The land of Liberty—to such as me,—
There did that holy man of whom I spoke,
Whose image I'll illuminate and smoke,
Sayr, whilst his Beer Bill closed the Tavern door,
"Enjoy yourselves, lords ; revel as before "
Mr. J. Fortunate Nob : with Sunday Clubroom free,
And wine in plenty—though no beer to me
The bar affords, my burning thirst to quench—
You'll ne'er be driven to quaff the road-side drench,
Polluted by a close adjoining pool.
Eortunate Nob ! there you'll enjoy the cool.
IT WILL NEVER ANSWER.
We should like to know, how many persons now living and poo-poohing, with-
out knowing anything about, the plan of Lord Dundonald, can recollect expressing
themselves under similar circumstances, in the same manner, with regard to gas and
steam ?
It is probable, however, that not one of them remembers, or can recall to
mind, the utterance of any such folly ; Nature having bountifully provided for his
oblivion thereof, in order that the street lamps might not dazzle, and the loco-
motives might not hiss him into madness with disgust with himself for having
spoken like a fool. Photograohy would have afforded a rare subject of ridicule to . , , , ,
t hese wise men: but it became a success almost before thev had time to predict that! £t well-known windows, and the sparkling flow
it would prove a failure. Of soda-water ; or to sleep will go,_
Lord Pjlndonald's invention may be a mistake ; but it may possibly, at least, ] >;vt;r soma Patjer in a grave review;
be a fact, and no mistake. Were it ever so much an unmistaken fact, would ' Or lounge and watch the mob, and vulgar crew:
not every Ministry that ever governed this country, including the preseut, have i ^Tor w ,e cabmen cease below to growl,
resisted, nevertheless, and continue to resist, its adoption, as long as they had the \ Nor d\™s%l art'^n^to Sroa" ™d ^owL
shadow of an excuse for their opposition, and a considerable time after tveu that' ^ ,e fi Vra ^ T Oarlt.on snail regale,
had vanished. If the surest device for blowing up St. Petersburg were to be dis- ™e ^aiters, shall deny the members ale ;
covered to-morrow, Downing Street, and the Horse Guards, and the Admiralty, Ihe Cossack drink the lhames the Puss the Seme,
would unite in swearing, probably in a profane manner, that it never would blow Ere that batnt s picture vanish trorn t'115. bram.
up St. Petersburg, precisely as they, personally perhaps in several instances, swore i -Bit nence wre others to the thirsty sands
that gas would blow up London—an exploded notion, simply, on the part of the | °Tf Hampstead shall resort with vain demands;
sharp fellows of the period. ' Norwood, or Stratford by the Lea shall try,
Talk of Abeilard and HfcLoisE!—was there ever constancy like that of the j °[ , , TVte msuialed0lslef Eel-pie.
Veterans to Brown Bess ? ! -Ah ! shall I ever on a Sunday more
Unjust people—who are numerous—mistrust the good faith of other people. I The loammg; porter from the tankard vo\xr i
Persons who are conceited as well, question the understanding of others also. They | Some long time hence enjoy my go of gin,
try all questions by their private feelings; their self-esteem doubts or disbelieves: Out m a quiet arbour ot mine fnu . _
everything in advance of their own ideas, and their selfish cunning feels that it I ^mue the nowling-gieen and gardens trim, _
is safer for men of the world to run the greatest risk of opposing a truth on the j Whence we re excluded by the Mawworms grim,
shrewd side, than to entertain the least question of what may turn out a fallacy on , ^last ,we °e govern d by that canting crew t
that of the credulous. We should certainly like to know, what Lord Dundonald's \ °™ what farJa,jcism has brought us to !
plan is, before we unite with these gentlemen of "common sense," in sneering at an ! [here s not a drop ot beer to cool our throats,
invention which is capable of destroying Cronstadt for aught they can show— And these are they tor whom we gave our votes !
beyond their intuitive contempt. ' | FiU high, my lord, your goblet of champagne,
_ Go, my once happy kids, athirst remain.
" ~~ No more I, seated in my cosy box,
A NEW BRUSSELLS SPROUT. j stiali see you play 'mid artificial rocks :
No pipe to smoke : no glass ot grog for me :
The new Sprout", which has just, made its appearance at Brussells, is of the very In the meanwhile for you no shrimps and tea !
greenest kind, with not the least heart in it, and leaves so dirty that the hungriest | Lord P. However, you can take a luncheon heie,
pig would infallibly turn his nose up at them. What little taste it has is of the Upon a sandwich ; and they'll bring jou beer,
most offensive kind, and persons experience the greatest difficulty in swallowing The butler says he has a decent tap.
it, though it is generally served up with plenty of Russian sauce, to make it go But now I say—pull out your list, old chap,
down. It is strange that Leopold, who, by right of his Claremont Estate, and its j I waat a Court dress pair of satin smalls :
well supplied kitchen-garden, is the recognised Monarch of the Vegetable Kingdom, j How much expense on high position falls !
should allow such a very poor specimen of green-stuff to sprout in his capital, j „___=^==__==_=_
The name of this new Brussells Sprout, we must not forget to state, is Le Nord; j
though it matters but little what it has been called, for fortunately it does not grow ' Literary Intelligence.—We are requested to state,
very fast in public estimation, and must soon be extinct, as it has taken no root that there is no truth in the report, that Mb. Gladstone
whatever in the sod of journalism. i has been appointed Editor of the Lnvahde liuhse.