. The choice works of Thomas Hood, in prose and verse. y St Thomas. Like a criminal east to die, iie doubled lithe die was cast, and appealed to his wife ;— / M NOT A SINGLE MAN. 46S Thee hast watchd, Dame, at the church porch, then ? Ay, Master. And thee didst see me spirituously ? In the brown wrap, with the boot-hose. Thee were coming tothe church by Fairthorn Gap ; in the while I were coming by theholly hedge.—For a minute the Farmer paused—but the next, heburst into a til of uncontrollable laughter, peal after peal, and eachhigher than the last, according to the liysterical gamut of the h
. The choice works of Thomas Hood, in prose and verse. y St Thomas. Like a criminal east to die, iie doubled lithe die was cast, and appealed to his wife ;— / M NOT A SINGLE MAN. 46S Thee hast watchd, Dame, at the church porch, then ? Ay, Master. And thee didst see me spirituously ? In the brown wrap, with the boot-hose. Thee were coming tothe church by Fairthorn Gap ; in the while I were coming by theholly hedge.—For a minute the Farmer paused—but the next, heburst into a til of uncontrollable laughter, peal after peal, and eachhigher than the last, according to the liysterical gamut of the poor woman had but one explanation for this phenomenon—shethought it a dchrium—a lightening before death, and was beginningto wring her hands, and lament, when she was checked by the inerryYeoman :— Dame, thee beest a fool. It was I myself thee seed at the churchporch. 1 seed thee too,—with a notice to quit upon thy face,—but,thanks to God, thee beest a-living, and that is more than I cared tosay of thee this day ten-month !. Bear and For-Bear. The Dame made no answer Her heart was too full to speak, butthrowing her arms round her husband, she showed that she shared inhis sentiment. And from that hour, by practising a careful abstinenceIrom offence, or a temperate sufferance of its appeaiapce, they becamethe most united couple in the county—but it must be said, that theircomfort was not complete till they had seen each other in safety overthe perilous anniversary of St iMaVks Eve. IM NOT A SINGLE MAN* Double, single, and the rub.—Hoylk. This, this is Solitude.—Byron. Well, I confess, I did not guess A simple marriage vowWould make mc find all womankind Such unkind women now !* Comic Annual, 1831. 2 G «6i T IM NOT A SINGLE MAN. They need not, sure, as distant be As Java or Japan,—Yet every Miss reminds me this— Im not a single man ! they made choice of my bass voice To share in each duet ;So well I danced, I somehow chanced To stand i
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