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Poetry.
POETRY .
GILES JOLLUP THE GRAPE , AND BROWN SALLY GREEN : A PARODY . A nocTOitsoprim and asempstressso tight Hob-a-nobb'din some right marasquin ;
They suck'd up the cordial with truest delight : [ in height , Giles Jollup the Grave -. vas just pve' fet And fear feet tbe broivn Sally Gnen . And as , ' said Giles Jollup , 'to-morrow To physic a feverish land , [ I fro At some sixpenny hop , or perhaps the Mayor's show [ beau
, , You'll tumble in love with some smart city-And with him share your shop in the Strand . ' 'Lord ! how can you think so ? ' Brown Sally Green said ; 'You must know mighty little of me ; For if you be living , or if yon be dead , I swear ' pon my honourthat none in vour
, , Shall husband of Sally Green be . [ slead 'And if e ' er for another my heart should decide , False to you ancl the faith which I gave , Godgrant , that , at dinner too amply supplied , Over-eatingmay give me a pain in my side ; May your ghost then bring rhubarb to
phy-- sic the bride , And send her well-dos'd to the grave !' Away went poor Giles , to what place is not told . Sally wept , till she blew her nose sore ! But scarce had a twelvemonth elaps'd , when behold I [ roiI'd , A Brewer , quite stylish , his gig that way
And stopp'd it at Sally Greeii's door . His wealth , his pot-belly , and whisky of cane , Soon made her untrue to her vows : The steam of strong beer no-. ohe-. vild ' ring her brain . Hecaught her while tipsy ! Denials were vain , So he carried her home as his spouse .
And now the roast beef had been blest by the priest , To cram now the guests had begun : Tooth and nail , like a wolf , fell the bride on the feast ; [ ceas'd , Noryet had the clash of her knife and fork IVhena bell (' twas a dustman ' s ) loll'd'Oue !' Then first with amazement brown Sall
y Green found That a stranger was stuck by her side : His cravat and his ruffles with sniiffwere embrown'd ; [ round , He ate not , he drank not , but turning him Sent iotue puddiiw away lo be fried : 1 :
His zvig-. vas Iurnd'dJor . vatds , and short was his His apron was dirty to view : [ hei ght ; The women ( oh ! wondrous !) were hush'd at his sight : The cats , as they eyed him , dre-. v back , ( -. veil they For his body zvas pea-green and blue ! [ might , I ) Now ; as all wish'd to speak , but none knew what to say ,
They look'd mighty foolish and queer : At length spoke the bride , while , she trembl'd— 'I pray , , ' Dear Sir , your peruke that aside you-. voutd lay , And partake of same strong orsmall beer !' The sempstress is silent : the stranger complies , And his wig from his phiz deigns to pull .
Adzooks ! what a squall Sally gave through surprize I [ ht-r eyes , Like a pig that is stuck how she open'd When sherecogniz'd Joliup ' sbarc skull ! Each miss then exclaim'd , while she tuni'd ' up her snout , ' Sir , your head isn't fit to be seen !'The pot-boys ran inand the pot-bo ran
, ys out , [ about , And couldn't conceive what the noise was While the Doctor address'd Sally Green : ' Behold me , thoujill-flirl ! behold me !' he cried
; ' You ' ve broken the faith uhich vou gave ! Godgrant , that , to punish your falsetiood and pride , Over-eating should give you a pain in your side ,. [ bride , And send you well-dos'd to thegrave !' Thus saying , the physic her throat he forc'd
down , In spite of whate ' er she could say ; Then boretohischariotthedamselso brown ; Nor ever again was she seen in that town , Or the Doctor who whisk'd her away . Not long liv'd the Brewer : and none , since that time , To make use of the brewhouse presume ;
For ' tis firmly believ'd , that , by order sub-Inue . [ crime , There Sally Green suffers the pain of her And bawls to get out of the room . At midnight , tour times in each vear , does her spright With shrieks make the chamber resound : — ' I won ' t take the rhubarb !' she squalls , in affright , [ his right . While , a cup in his left hand , a draught in Giles Jollup pursues her around !
With wigs so well powder'd . theirfees while ihey crave , [ seen .-Dancing round them twelve Doctors are They drink chicken-broth , while this horrible stave [ Jollup the Grave , Ii ; tu-ang'd through eachnose— 'To Gil & s \ nd his pa-. JeM , the sick Sallv Green : *
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Poetry.
POETRY .
GILES JOLLUP THE GRAPE , AND BROWN SALLY GREEN : A PARODY . A nocTOitsoprim and asempstressso tight Hob-a-nobb'din some right marasquin ;
They suck'd up the cordial with truest delight : [ in height , Giles Jollup the Grave -. vas just pve' fet And fear feet tbe broivn Sally Gnen . And as , ' said Giles Jollup , 'to-morrow To physic a feverish land , [ I fro At some sixpenny hop , or perhaps the Mayor's show [ beau
, , You'll tumble in love with some smart city-And with him share your shop in the Strand . ' 'Lord ! how can you think so ? ' Brown Sally Green said ; 'You must know mighty little of me ; For if you be living , or if yon be dead , I swear ' pon my honourthat none in vour
, , Shall husband of Sally Green be . [ slead 'And if e ' er for another my heart should decide , False to you ancl the faith which I gave , Godgrant , that , at dinner too amply supplied , Over-eatingmay give me a pain in my side ; May your ghost then bring rhubarb to
phy-- sic the bride , And send her well-dos'd to the grave !' Away went poor Giles , to what place is not told . Sally wept , till she blew her nose sore ! But scarce had a twelvemonth elaps'd , when behold I [ roiI'd , A Brewer , quite stylish , his gig that way
And stopp'd it at Sally Greeii's door . His wealth , his pot-belly , and whisky of cane , Soon made her untrue to her vows : The steam of strong beer no-. ohe-. vild ' ring her brain . Hecaught her while tipsy ! Denials were vain , So he carried her home as his spouse .
And now the roast beef had been blest by the priest , To cram now the guests had begun : Tooth and nail , like a wolf , fell the bride on the feast ; [ ceas'd , Noryet had the clash of her knife and fork IVhena bell (' twas a dustman ' s ) loll'd'Oue !' Then first with amazement brown Sall
y Green found That a stranger was stuck by her side : His cravat and his ruffles with sniiffwere embrown'd ; [ round , He ate not , he drank not , but turning him Sent iotue puddiiw away lo be fried : 1 :
His zvig-. vas Iurnd'dJor . vatds , and short was his His apron was dirty to view : [ hei ght ; The women ( oh ! wondrous !) were hush'd at his sight : The cats , as they eyed him , dre-. v back , ( -. veil they For his body zvas pea-green and blue ! [ might , I ) Now ; as all wish'd to speak , but none knew what to say ,
They look'd mighty foolish and queer : At length spoke the bride , while , she trembl'd— 'I pray , , ' Dear Sir , your peruke that aside you-. voutd lay , And partake of same strong orsmall beer !' The sempstress is silent : the stranger complies , And his wig from his phiz deigns to pull .
Adzooks ! what a squall Sally gave through surprize I [ ht-r eyes , Like a pig that is stuck how she open'd When sherecogniz'd Joliup ' sbarc skull ! Each miss then exclaim'd , while she tuni'd ' up her snout , ' Sir , your head isn't fit to be seen !'The pot-boys ran inand the pot-bo ran
, ys out , [ about , And couldn't conceive what the noise was While the Doctor address'd Sally Green : ' Behold me , thoujill-flirl ! behold me !' he cried
; ' You ' ve broken the faith uhich vou gave ! Godgrant , that , to punish your falsetiood and pride , Over-eating should give you a pain in your side ,. [ bride , And send you well-dos'd to thegrave !' Thus saying , the physic her throat he forc'd
down , In spite of whate ' er she could say ; Then boretohischariotthedamselso brown ; Nor ever again was she seen in that town , Or the Doctor who whisk'd her away . Not long liv'd the Brewer : and none , since that time , To make use of the brewhouse presume ;
For ' tis firmly believ'd , that , by order sub-Inue . [ crime , There Sally Green suffers the pain of her And bawls to get out of the room . At midnight , tour times in each vear , does her spright With shrieks make the chamber resound : — ' I won ' t take the rhubarb !' she squalls , in affright , [ his right . While , a cup in his left hand , a draught in Giles Jollup pursues her around !
With wigs so well powder'd . theirfees while ihey crave , [ seen .-Dancing round them twelve Doctors are They drink chicken-broth , while this horrible stave [ Jollup the Grave , Ii ; tu-ang'd through eachnose— 'To Gil & s \ nd his pa-. JeM , the sick Sallv Green : *