Merrie England in the olden time / by George Daniel.

  • George Daniel
Date:
1881
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Merrie England in the olden time / by George Daniel. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Vice ! for the Mountebank’s song.* In another quarter, Jemmy Larochf warbles his raree-show ditty; while Old * “ Here are people and sports of all sizes and sorts, Cook-maid and squire, and mob in the mire ; Tarpaulins, Frugmalions, Lords, Ladies, Sows, Babies, And Loobies in scores : Some howling, some bawling, some leering, some fleering; While Punch kicks his wife out of doors ! To a tavern some go, and some to a show. See poppets, for moppets ; Jack Puddings for Cuddens ; Rope-dancing, mares prancing ; boats flying, quacks lying ; Pick-pockets, Pick-plackets, Beasts, Butchers, and Beaux ; r ops prattling. Dice rattling. Punks painted. Masks fainted, In Tally-man’s furbelow’d cloths !” + Here’s de English and French to each other most civil. Shake hands and be friends, and hug like de devil! O Raree-show, &c. * Here be de Great Turk, and the great King of no land, X
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