. Gallery of comicalities : . ming Intellect; Well Worthy of the observation Of a pure rising generation. Of gaming Puppvs nothing new, Why should not Monkeys gamble too ; And, throwing off all moral fetters. In vicious courses ape their betters ? This hopeful sprig, despising rule,Creeps not like Shakspeares boy to schoolWith learning stores his brain to hack,The satchel dangling at his back ;More pleasant pastime having slate and satchel on the ground ; While pug proposes with knowing eye,With Soot, the Sweep, to have a maik his attitude so knowing, Woman or skull ?—the copp
. Gallery of comicalities : . ming Intellect; Well Worthy of the observation Of a pure rising generation. Of gaming Puppvs nothing new, Why should not Monkeys gamble too ; And, throwing off all moral fetters. In vicious courses ape their betters ? This hopeful sprig, despising rule,Creeps not like Shakspeares boy to schoolWith learning stores his brain to hack,The satchel dangling at his back ;More pleasant pastime having slate and satchel on the ground ; While pug proposes with knowing eye,With Soot, the Sweep, to have a maik his attitude so knowing, Woman or skull ?—the coppers Boy ! before you cease your fun,I GUESS youll be completely done ;This mornings prank youll surely loss of slate and satchel too,Which, proof against all fear of lagging,YuUNG SooT is from its owner quickly with your prize, Young Grim,Twill be no heavy loss to him—His course of study from this dayWill be a very different way. 139 GALLERY OF CXXXVL M O N K E Y vV N THE GAMBLERS PROGR ESS—STEP THE SECOND. Seated in Lush Crib, spruce and smug, Go on and prosper, worthy Pug ! Tho long past midnight, whos afraid ? Time, we all know, for slaves was made. What lad of spirit, or discerning, Would waste the weary hour in learning, And not each dryer study cut. To play a social game at Put ? And wrangle about Chalke and Legs, All Fours and Cribbage, Holes and Pegs— Pastimes of such resistless Power, To cheer and charm the passing hour ! How oft we find in this fair Land, Folly and vice go hand-in-hand. Pug, let me whisper in your buy experience very dear :In trick, a scholar, apt and willing,Youll soon be stript of every shilling !Your adversary knows youre has a friend behind the scene ;Who takes good care he never loses,By furnishing what card he high, play low, tis all in certainly be done again !And mourn, ere long. Misfortunes gripe,In loss of grog, and cash, and Wipe—Th
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