. Punch . JACKS NAVY ESTIMATE. ? 5 Me. Bull. DEAR, BLESS ME.! WHAT A PRICE I PAY EOR MY NAVY! Jack. AX PARDON, YER ONOUR, TAINT ALONG 0 WE EIGHTIN BEGGARS, ITS THEM THINKIN BEGGARS. March 16, 1861.] PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI. 113. A SKETCH FROM NATURE. (mores the pity.) PRELATES AT PLAY, OE PEOLUSIONESEPISCOPALES. The Upper House of Convocation was waiting the other day for thecommencement of business. Waiting for business is almost as dull aswaiting for dinner. What shall we do to beguile this horrid pause?inquired saponaceous Oxon of mellifluous Canterbury. Suppose, exclaimed the mild w
. Punch . JACKS NAVY ESTIMATE. ? 5 Me. Bull. DEAR, BLESS ME.! WHAT A PRICE I PAY EOR MY NAVY! Jack. AX PARDON, YER ONOUR, TAINT ALONG 0 WE EIGHTIN BEGGARS, ITS THEM THINKIN BEGGARS. March 16, 1861.] PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI. 113. A SKETCH FROM NATURE. (mores the pity.) PRELATES AT PLAY, OE PEOLUSIONESEPISCOPALES. The Upper House of Convocation was waiting the other day for thecommencement of business. Waiting for business is almost as dull aswaiting for dinner. What shall we do to beguile this horrid pause?inquired saponaceous Oxon of mellifluous Canterbury. Suppose, exclaimed the mild wisdom of Canterbury, we triedour hands at a round of episcopal epigrams ? The Bench stood aghast. They were not prepared for so playful aproposal from so grave and elevated a quarter. Epigrams? doubtfully faltered evangelical Ripon, Does yourGrace think that form of composition quite compatible with ourfunctions ? Strictly—strictly, broke in scholastic London, York, and Lich-field, in a breath. There are the Browns medals for Epigrams atCambridge, continued London, Vaughan won them in his secondand third years. Oh—not the least objection to Epigrams. No more than to editing Greek plays, muttered psedagogicManchester. Or to
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