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Article MONSIEUR. TONSON. A TALE. ← Page 2 of 3 →
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Monsieur. Tonson. A Tale.
" Sir , " reply'dKiNG , "I merely thought tolinotv , " As by your house I chanc'd to-night to go" But , really , I disturb'd your sleep , I fear" I say , I thought that you perhaps could tell , " Among the folks who in this street may dwell , " If there ' s a Mr . THOMPSON lodges here ?"
The shiv ' ring Frenchman , though not pleas'd to find The business of this unimportant kind , Too simple to suspect 'twas meant in jeer , Shrug'd out a sigh , that thus his rest should break , Then , with unalter'd courtesy , he spake" No , Sare ; no Monsieur TONSON logcs here . " Our begg'd pardonaud tow ' rds home he sped
Wag , , While the poor Frenchman crawl'd again to bed ; But KING resolv'd not thus to drop ihe jest ; So the next night , with more of whim than grace , Again he made a visit to the place , ' To break once more the poor old Frenchman ' s rest .
He knock'd , —but waited longer than before , No footstep seem'd approaching to the door ; Our Frenchman lay in such a sleep profound—KING , with the knocker , thunder'd then again Firm on his post determin'd to remain ; And oft , indeed , he made the door resound . At last , KING hears him o ' erthe passage creep , disturbd his
Wond ' ringwhat fiend again ' sleep : The Wag salutes him with a civil leer ; Thus drawling out , to heighten the surprize , ( While the poor Frenchman rubb'dhis heavy eyes ) " Is there—a Mr . TuoMPSON- ^ lodges here 1 " The Frenchman falter'd , with a kind of fright" Vy , Sare , I ' m sure , I tell you , Sate , last night—And here he labourd with h sincere
( ' a sig ) " No Monsieur T ONSON in de varld I know , " No Monsieur T ONSON here—I toll you so ; " Indeed , Sare , dere no Monsieur T ONSON here . "
Some more excuses tender'd , offKiNG goes , And the old Frenchman sought once more repose . The rogue next night pursu'd his odd career'Twas long indeed before the man came nigh , And then he utter'd , in a piteous cry , " Sare , ' pon my soul , no Monsieur T ONSON here !" Our sportive Wight his usual visit paid , Maid
And the next night came forth a prattling , Whose tongue , indeed , than any jack went faster-Anxious she strove his errand to enquire ; He said , " 'Twas vain her pretty tongue to tire , " He should not stir till he had seen her Master . " The Damsel then began , in doleful state , The Frenchman ' s broken slumber to relate
, And begg'd he'd call at proper time of day—KING told her , she must fetch her Master down , A chaise was ready—he was leaving Town , But first had much of deep concern to say . Thus urg'd , she went the snoring man to call , And long indeed was sheoblig'd to bawl , Ere she could rouse the torpid lump of clay .
At last he wakes—he rises—and lie swears , But scarcely had he totter'd down the stairs , When Ki-NP . aUack'd him in the usual way .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Monsieur. Tonson. A Tale.
" Sir , " reply'dKiNG , "I merely thought tolinotv , " As by your house I chanc'd to-night to go" But , really , I disturb'd your sleep , I fear" I say , I thought that you perhaps could tell , " Among the folks who in this street may dwell , " If there ' s a Mr . THOMPSON lodges here ?"
The shiv ' ring Frenchman , though not pleas'd to find The business of this unimportant kind , Too simple to suspect 'twas meant in jeer , Shrug'd out a sigh , that thus his rest should break , Then , with unalter'd courtesy , he spake" No , Sare ; no Monsieur TONSON logcs here . " Our begg'd pardonaud tow ' rds home he sped
Wag , , While the poor Frenchman crawl'd again to bed ; But KING resolv'd not thus to drop ihe jest ; So the next night , with more of whim than grace , Again he made a visit to the place , ' To break once more the poor old Frenchman ' s rest .
He knock'd , —but waited longer than before , No footstep seem'd approaching to the door ; Our Frenchman lay in such a sleep profound—KING , with the knocker , thunder'd then again Firm on his post determin'd to remain ; And oft , indeed , he made the door resound . At last , KING hears him o ' erthe passage creep , disturbd his
Wond ' ringwhat fiend again ' sleep : The Wag salutes him with a civil leer ; Thus drawling out , to heighten the surprize , ( While the poor Frenchman rubb'dhis heavy eyes ) " Is there—a Mr . TuoMPSON- ^ lodges here 1 " The Frenchman falter'd , with a kind of fright" Vy , Sare , I ' m sure , I tell you , Sate , last night—And here he labourd with h sincere
( ' a sig ) " No Monsieur T ONSON in de varld I know , " No Monsieur T ONSON here—I toll you so ; " Indeed , Sare , dere no Monsieur T ONSON here . "
Some more excuses tender'd , offKiNG goes , And the old Frenchman sought once more repose . The rogue next night pursu'd his odd career'Twas long indeed before the man came nigh , And then he utter'd , in a piteous cry , " Sare , ' pon my soul , no Monsieur T ONSON here !" Our sportive Wight his usual visit paid , Maid
And the next night came forth a prattling , Whose tongue , indeed , than any jack went faster-Anxious she strove his errand to enquire ; He said , " 'Twas vain her pretty tongue to tire , " He should not stir till he had seen her Master . " The Damsel then began , in doleful state , The Frenchman ' s broken slumber to relate
, And begg'd he'd call at proper time of day—KING told her , she must fetch her Master down , A chaise was ready—he was leaving Town , But first had much of deep concern to say . Thus urg'd , she went the snoring man to call , And long indeed was sheoblig'd to bawl , Ere she could rouse the torpid lump of clay .
At last he wakes—he rises—and lie swears , But scarcely had he totter'd down the stairs , When Ki-NP . aUack'd him in the usual way .