. Gallery of comicalities : . Roicrt Scy7nonr. My Dear, the mornings cold and raw, And as I cannot stop,Make haste, the daffy bottle draw, And let us have a drop. Our little boy all futne and fret I cant abide to see—You and I always loved a wet, And wherefore shouldnt he ? Cut out for drinking he appears,The feeling gives me pleasure ; Then never mind his tender years,But give him ample measure. And, Mrs. Snip, wet both his eyes; So shall the lad inheritHis mothers thirsty properties. And all his fathers spirit ! For ways in which a child should go To train him it is fit ;And as he grows in y
. Gallery of comicalities : . Roicrt Scy7nonr. My Dear, the mornings cold and raw, And as I cannot stop,Make haste, the daffy bottle draw, And let us have a drop. Our little boy all futne and fret I cant abide to see—You and I always loved a wet, And wherefore shouldnt he ? Cut out for drinking he appears,The feeling gives me pleasure ; Then never mind his tender years,But give him ample measure. And, Mrs. Snip, wet both his eyes; So shall the lad inheritHis mothers thirsty properties. And all his fathers spirit ! For ways in which a child should go To train him it is fit ;And as he grows in years, we know He wont depart from it. 17 GALLERY OF XVIL THE DRUNKARDS PROGRESS STEP THE Robert Si:yino!tr. White Conduit ! in thy alcoves green,While softly sighs the summer gale, How many Nymphs and Swains are seenTo sip their tea or swig their ale ! And weekly here at Sabbaths closeThe Hebrew gay ones still resort— The taudry Belles and Dingy BeauxTheir party-colourd togs to sport. Why should not Snip, our man of measure,With Spouse and Darling wander here? To pass a Sunday eve in blow a cloud and taste the beer ! And let young Hopeful have his fill — His rising spirit why control ? I loves, cries Snip, to see him swill— It makes the boy so wery droll : Then seize the jug, and do not spare ! But be awake, thou man of stitches,Or, by the powers, your hopeful Heir Will spill the liqour on your breeches. The rapid course of time we know; Why waste it then in dry reflection ?Another week, no doubt, will show Some farflier progress to perfection. i8 F 2 GALLERY OF XVIII. THE DRUNKARDS PROGRESS STEP THE FOURTH.
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