. Gallery of comicalities : . A. CruiksJtank. What, Mungo ! laid upon the slielf! You seem in piteous plight,Like your own broom youre stumpt yourself- Poor Massa Lilyvvhite ! You thrive far better in a shower Than in the sunny shine—A plague upon the Comets power, That makes the days so fine ! Yet strive your drooping heart to raise, Your sinking soul to cheer ;For muddy streets and dirty days Will very soon be here. And when those sloppy hours return,Wealth shall be yours anon ; Nor poor Othello longer mornHis occupation gone. GALLERY OF COMICALITIES.—No. XIV. ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE DRAMA HIGH
. Gallery of comicalities : . A. CruiksJtank. What, Mungo ! laid upon the slielf! You seem in piteous plight,Like your own broom youre stumpt yourself- Poor Massa Lilyvvhite ! You thrive far better in a shower Than in the sunny shine—A plague upon the Comets power, That makes the days so fine ! Yet strive your drooping heart to raise, Your sinking soul to cheer ;For muddy streets and dirty days Will very soon be here. And when those sloppy hours return,Wealth shall be yours anon ; Nor poor Othello longer mornHis occupation gone. GALLERY OF COMICALITIES.—No. XIV. ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE DRAMA HIGH LIFE BELOW Fair Nymph of the perspiring brow,Let these vain scruples cease,While on thy rosy lips I nowImprint the kiss of peace. O ! let the ardent sighs you hear,The vows of love [ utter,Steal gently on thy willing ear,As smooth as melted butter. Always spare diet must be wrong —Tis weary, stale, and flat;And having lived on lean so long,Tis time I turn to fat. O vile, unworthy man ! forbear—Such conduct who can brook ?Thus to desert thy lady fair,To hug a greasy cook ! I cannot to such wrongs submit,But soon will clear the coast—Hence, vile Sultans of the Spit !For I will rule the roast. And never let me see you more, As thus Ive caught you iripping-I didnt know my lord beforeHad such a love for dripping. 14
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