The smoker's text book / by J. Hamer. (A reprint).

  • Hamer, J. (John)
Date:
1889
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The smoker's text book / by J. Hamer. (A reprint). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    In genial strife, and orthodoxal ale Stream life and joy into the muse’s bowl. Oh ! be thou still my great inspirer, thou My muse : oh ! fan me with thy zephyr’s boon, While I, in clouded tabernacle shrin’d, Burst forth all oracle and mystic song. Mr. Phillips’s style imitated. pRETTY tube of mighty power! Charmer of an idle hour; Object of my hot desire, Lip of wax and eye of fire : And thy snowy taper waist, With my fingers gently brac’d; And thy lovely swelling crest, With my bended stopper prest; And the sweetest bliss of blisses, Breathing from thy balmy kisses ; Happy thrice and thrice agen— Happy he of happy men ! Wiio, when again the night returns, When again the taper burns; When again the crickets gay, Little crickets full of play, Can afford his tube to feed, With the fragrant Indian weed; Pleasures for a nose divine, Incense to the god of wine : Happy thrice and thrice agen— Happiest he of happy men ! Dr. Young’s style imitated. PRITICKS, avaunt! tobacco is my theme; U Tremble like hornets at the blasting steam; And you, court insects, flutter not too near Its light, nor buzz within the scorching sphere. Pollio, with flame like thine my verse inspire, So shall the muse from smoke elicit fire. Coxcombs prefer the tickling stink of snuff, Yet all their claim to wisdom is—a puff.
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