Punch . t a little hard that such a gemas the following should be sent for circulation in the kingdom of thelate King Oswald, instead of being forwarded to us. Especially asthe editor of the Shropshire paper evidently does not appreciate theexquisite beauty of the lyric, and inserts it with a bit of good-naturedsarcasm. We, on the contrary, transfer it to our columns, (for whichit evidently was intended) with an unhesitating expression of admira-tion. We venture, as it is unchristened, to call it, after Burns, LAMENT OF THE OWNER OF STOTS AT THE APPROACH OF SPRING. Spring, tarry awhile, or thy
Punch . t a little hard that such a gemas the following should be sent for circulation in the kingdom of thelate King Oswald, instead of being forwarded to us. Especially asthe editor of the Shropshire paper evidently does not appreciate theexquisite beauty of the lyric, and inserts it with a bit of good-naturedsarcasm. We, on the contrary, transfer it to our columns, (for whichit evidently was intended) with an unhesitating expression of admira-tion. We venture, as it is unchristened, to call it, after Burns, LAMENT OF THE OWNER OF STOTS AT THE APPROACH OF SPRING. Spring, tarry awhile, or thy flowers will beBlighted and crossed, then they 11 shiver and die;The times (not the grounds) are too hard, you will see,Flowers should not bloom when farmers could cry. But if thou wilt come now, oh, bring better days,Flowers are no balm for the farmers pains ;Can buttercups and daisies meet all his pays ?When he s nothing to graze, is grass any gains 116 PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI. [Maech 17, THE POPES OWN BRIGADE. According to a correspondent of the DSbats the Popesold soldiers are greatly disgusted with his Holinesss new-army, consisting of recruits from Prance, Belgium, Holland,and Switzerland, of the class, loafer, whose appearance,language, and manners indicate that they belong to thevery lowest classes of society :— They are disliked not only by the people but by the militarythemselves ; and there has already arisen in the Papal barracks morethan one quarrel between the old soldiers and their new Zouaves especially are humiliated by the strange companionsimposed upon them ; for this aristocratic corps, composed originallyof the flower of the Franco-Belgian gentry, is animated by reallychivalrous sentiments. ^.The army of the Pope is otherwise called the Pontificallegion. His new army, perhaps, will be well so called. Itseems to consist of soldiers of whom you may say that theirname is legion. The Popes Own may be regarded as adenomination conve
Size: 1448px × 1726px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1840, booksubjectenglishwitandhumor
