. The world's speaker, reciter and entertainer for home, school, church and platform; recitations, readings, plays, drills, tableaux, etc. .. . s,— A new Andre;Or, like a Tom of Coventry, sly peepingAt Dian sleeping;Or ogling through his glassSome heavenly lass,Tripping with pails along the Milky way ; Or looking at that wain of Charles, theMartyrs. Thus was he sitting, watchman of the sky,When lo ! a something with a tail of flameMade him exclaim, My stars ! —he always puts that stresson my,— My stars and garters ! A comet, sure as Im alive ! A noble one as I should wish to view ; It cant be
. The world's speaker, reciter and entertainer for home, school, church and platform; recitations, readings, plays, drills, tableaux, etc. .. . s,— A new Andre;Or, like a Tom of Coventry, sly peepingAt Dian sleeping;Or ogling through his glassSome heavenly lass,Tripping with pails along the Milky way ; Or looking at that wain of Charles, theMartyrs. Thus was he sitting, watchman of the sky,When lo ! a something with a tail of flameMade him exclaim, My stars ! —he always puts that stresson my,— My stars and garters ! A comet, sure as Im alive ! A noble one as I should wish to view ; It cant be Halleys though, that is notdueTill eighteen ! How fine his fiery trail! Zounds! tis a pity, though, he comesunsought, Unasked, unreckoned,—in no humanthought; He ought—he ought—he ought To have been caughtWith scientific salt upon his tail. I looked no more for it, I do declare,Than the Great Bear ! As sure as Tycho Brahe is dead, It really entered in my headNo more than Berenices hair! Thus musing, heavens grand inquisitorSat gazing on the uninvited visitor,Till John, the serving man, came to theupper. YOU KNOW IT IS A PRETTY STORY-ONE I LONG TO TELL A pose for narrative description.
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