The comic English grammar [electronic resource]: a new and facetious introduction to the English tongue . brawl on the previous evening, meet, with ablaefe eye, the object of your affections the next morning;that you may never, in a moment of agitation, omit theaspirate, or use it when you ought not; that your laun-dress may always do justice to your linen, and your tailormake your clothes well, and send them home in due time;that your braces may never give way during a waltz; thatyou may never, sitting in a strong light at a large dinner-party, suddenly remember that you have not shaved fortw
The comic English grammar [electronic resource]: a new and facetious introduction to the English tongue . brawl on the previous evening, meet, with ablaefe eye, the object of your affections the next morning;that you may never, in a moment of agitation, omit theaspirate, or use it when you ought not; that your laun-dress may always do justice to your linen, and your tailormake your clothes well, and send them home in due time;that your braces may never give way during a waltz; thatyou may never, sitting in a strong light at a large dinner-party, suddenly remember that you have not shaved fortwo days; that your hands and face may ever be free fromtan, chaps, freckles, pimples, brandy-blossoms, and allother disfigurements; that you may never be eitherinelegantly fat or ridiculously lean; and finally, that youmay always have plenty to eat, plenty to drink, and plentyto laugh at, we earnestly and sincerely wish. And shouldyour lot in life be other than fortunate, we can only saythat we advise you to bear it with patience; to cultivateComic Philosophy ; and to look upon your troubles as VIVAT REQINA. Printed by Harrison and Son, London Gazette Otticp, St. Martins Lane. YOUNG STUDENTS. 53 In speaking of a person of your own age, or of anelderly gentleman, do not say, Old So-and-So, but So-and-So, or Mr. So-and-So, as the case may be: and have nonicknames for each other. We were much horrified notlong since, by hearing a great coarse fellow, in a leathernhat and fustian jacket, exclaim, turning round to his com-panion, Now, then, come along, Old Blokey! When you have got a cold in the head, and weak eyes,do not go and call on young ladies. Do not eat gravy with a knife, for fear those about youshould suppose you to be going to commit suicide. In offering to help a person at dinner, do not say, Allow me to assist you. When you ask people whatwine they will take, never say, Whatll you have ? or, Whatll you do it in ? If you are talking to a clergyman about another me
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