DOI issue:
September 1, 1855
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.16616#0097
September 1, 1855.]
PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
85
And recovering " We ail revived—began to laugh,—
from their dis- And tb went dowQ (o di
ccmnture, re- , , , , -, P
mime their And all bad odours were lorgot
gormandising, In my Loud Mayor's good wine.
Andthoirphiian- " We eat and drank, and drank and eat,
thr°py. Back in our chairs we leant;
We said it was a jolly world,
And folks should be content.
And rrake merry « yye own'd the Thames's scent was strong,
rngg^thoC'" And said the labouring classes _
worse off than Who lived beside and drank tlie tide
themselves. Were very stupid asses.
"For why not move, as we had done,
Out of the stench's way,
And why not drink the sort of lush
That we had drank that day ?
Awful appear- " We eat and drank, we drank and ear,
eyes °f the Cat S toasts and speeches hearty—
When, Gog! that Cat's infernal eyes,
Glared in upon the party.
■Wilt.h;ne^„?riet "1° at 'he cal^n window glared,
Like the red fires of—well,
But what was worse, along with her
The creature brought the Smell.
to their own
noses.
Their sufferings "Into the cabin pour'd the stench
are renewed wi,h Suffusing all the air,
iiK-re,ised seve- . i . . a. '
rity. And instant every Alderman
Tell down beside his chair.
loa'/heT " And there we s^ upon tl)e floor
upon em. Unable for to rise,
While, gazing in malicious sort,
Glared down that Cat's green eyes.
The Ancient Ai- " And greener grew those fiendly orbs,
htnme (Ay, grtener than green fat),-
against him. As, twixt a mew and screech we heard -
' m\)o bias it Shot the (ffat!'
PART III.
To thank them "And as they crawl'd, and crept, and writhed,
tio'naud paUo£ We llear(1 tllis awful dittF—
age. u ' Wt)t Uettmtt of the ©hames salute
STfje .fathers of the Cttg !'
PART IV.
The Ancient " A dream, a dream, a pleasant dream.
Alderman re- j_ stood at Westmmstere,
counts a dream. . . , _ i. -j
He pretends to And saw a bran-new, span-new bridge
have seen West- Bestride a river clear.
minster I»'ew
Bridge. " The wave it was as crystal bright,
You saw white sand below,
Fish in the And flounders, gudgeon, tench and dace,
Thames. Shot, flitting, to and fro.
Good fish too. " The jolly salmon heaved his jowl,
The whitebait glanced like gems ;
In short, all kinds of finny fowl
Were swimming in the Thames.
New Sewerage " On either bank a mighty sewer
arrangements. Beceived what London gave,
And bore it to the Kentish farm,
Or to the ocean wave.
The hanks in a " And terraced gardens there displaj'd
healthy state. Green leaves and arbours fair,
And rosy children laugh'd and sniff'd
The river's fragrant air.
The humbler " And artisans, (their labour done,)
clasps enjoying With pots, and pipes, and wives,
the river breezes. 0 , , ,,1 ' j n>j iu • u
Sat by the stream, and call d the sight
The pleasure of their lives.
The reason of this " And thus outspoke a gentle voice—
blessed change. a voice of cheer and beauty :
' Sec, ILotVrjon'g fflagor ana SHScrmm
<3t length haue oonc tijeir tmtg I'"
PART V.
The Swell has » jT >s deuced interesting," quoth.
had enough, Th(J ^ ex]laus,ed Swel].
" But I must be allow'd to hope
You've nothing more to tell.
They float back- "Floating float, in"- down the Thpme« | Counsels the "And if you'll take a fellah's hint,
wards towards Upon our' backward way, Alderman. You, and your Mayor, and crew
All sorts of foul and nasty things
Did seek our course to stay.
A.nf th« Vennin " At every window in they look'd,
ot the I names TT iu J 1 4.1 1 a
visit them, Upon the deck they leapt,
They crawl'd upon our visages,
And on our plates they crept.
" To tell you of their hideous forms
I have nor power nor hope—
Look on a water-drop, shown in
The gaseous microscope.
: They were the Vermin of the stream
That now is London's sink ;
j ---■ -~ ^ — — -------j — 7 ------ 7;
The work you say your dieam described,
You'd better go and do.
Adds an imperti- " And when the sewers are quite complete,
nent suggestion. Tump and you s|la^ ^e
With all the other nuisances,
Wash'd nicely down to sea.
And bolts into " Now, au revoii-—the boxkeeper,
the theatre, With the p^aH^ncc board conies ;
Half-price com-' Ar)d x must hear that Blondelet,
menciDg Upon his twenty drums."
The Alderman Vanish'd the Swell: the Alderman
comforts himself Went off and drown'd his sorrow-
The filthy stream that is at once Iand u duly0"' And with a thundering headache he
Her sewer, her bath, her drink. 'punished. Awoke upon the morrow.
PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
85
And recovering " We ail revived—began to laugh,—
from their dis- And tb went dowQ (o di
ccmnture, re- , , , , -, P
mime their And all bad odours were lorgot
gormandising, In my Loud Mayor's good wine.
Andthoirphiian- " We eat and drank, and drank and eat,
thr°py. Back in our chairs we leant;
We said it was a jolly world,
And folks should be content.
And rrake merry « yye own'd the Thames's scent was strong,
rngg^thoC'" And said the labouring classes _
worse off than Who lived beside and drank tlie tide
themselves. Were very stupid asses.
"For why not move, as we had done,
Out of the stench's way,
And why not drink the sort of lush
That we had drank that day ?
Awful appear- " We eat and drank, we drank and ear,
eyes °f the Cat S toasts and speeches hearty—
When, Gog! that Cat's infernal eyes,
Glared in upon the party.
■Wilt.h;ne^„?riet "1° at 'he cal^n window glared,
Like the red fires of—well,
But what was worse, along with her
The creature brought the Smell.
to their own
noses.
Their sufferings "Into the cabin pour'd the stench
are renewed wi,h Suffusing all the air,
iiK-re,ised seve- . i . . a. '
rity. And instant every Alderman
Tell down beside his chair.
loa'/heT " And there we s^ upon tl)e floor
upon em. Unable for to rise,
While, gazing in malicious sort,
Glared down that Cat's green eyes.
The Ancient Ai- " And greener grew those fiendly orbs,
htnme (Ay, grtener than green fat),-
against him. As, twixt a mew and screech we heard -
' m\)o bias it Shot the (ffat!'
PART III.
To thank them "And as they crawl'd, and crept, and writhed,
tio'naud paUo£ We llear(1 tllis awful dittF—
age. u ' Wt)t Uettmtt of the ©hames salute
STfje .fathers of the Cttg !'
PART IV.
The Ancient " A dream, a dream, a pleasant dream.
Alderman re- j_ stood at Westmmstere,
counts a dream. . . , _ i. -j
He pretends to And saw a bran-new, span-new bridge
have seen West- Bestride a river clear.
minster I»'ew
Bridge. " The wave it was as crystal bright,
You saw white sand below,
Fish in the And flounders, gudgeon, tench and dace,
Thames. Shot, flitting, to and fro.
Good fish too. " The jolly salmon heaved his jowl,
The whitebait glanced like gems ;
In short, all kinds of finny fowl
Were swimming in the Thames.
New Sewerage " On either bank a mighty sewer
arrangements. Beceived what London gave,
And bore it to the Kentish farm,
Or to the ocean wave.
The hanks in a " And terraced gardens there displaj'd
healthy state. Green leaves and arbours fair,
And rosy children laugh'd and sniff'd
The river's fragrant air.
The humbler " And artisans, (their labour done,)
clasps enjoying With pots, and pipes, and wives,
the river breezes. 0 , , ,,1 ' j n>j iu • u
Sat by the stream, and call d the sight
The pleasure of their lives.
The reason of this " And thus outspoke a gentle voice—
blessed change. a voice of cheer and beauty :
' Sec, ILotVrjon'g fflagor ana SHScrmm
<3t length haue oonc tijeir tmtg I'"
PART V.
The Swell has » jT >s deuced interesting," quoth.
had enough, Th(J ^ ex]laus,ed Swel].
" But I must be allow'd to hope
You've nothing more to tell.
They float back- "Floating float, in"- down the Thpme« | Counsels the "And if you'll take a fellah's hint,
wards towards Upon our' backward way, Alderman. You, and your Mayor, and crew
All sorts of foul and nasty things
Did seek our course to stay.
A.nf th« Vennin " At every window in they look'd,
ot the I names TT iu J 1 4.1 1 a
visit them, Upon the deck they leapt,
They crawl'd upon our visages,
And on our plates they crept.
" To tell you of their hideous forms
I have nor power nor hope—
Look on a water-drop, shown in
The gaseous microscope.
: They were the Vermin of the stream
That now is London's sink ;
j ---■ -~ ^ — — -------j — 7 ------ 7;
The work you say your dieam described,
You'd better go and do.
Adds an imperti- " And when the sewers are quite complete,
nent suggestion. Tump and you s|la^ ^e
With all the other nuisances,
Wash'd nicely down to sea.
And bolts into " Now, au revoii-—the boxkeeper,
the theatre, With the p^aH^ncc board conies ;
Half-price com-' Ar)d x must hear that Blondelet,
menciDg Upon his twenty drums."
The Alderman Vanish'd the Swell: the Alderman
comforts himself Went off and drown'd his sorrow-
The filthy stream that is at once Iand u duly0"' And with a thundering headache he
Her sewer, her bath, her drink. 'punished. Awoke upon the morrow.