The Humourous Poetry of the English Language

The Humourous Poetry of the English Language

James Parton

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The Humourous Poetry of the English Language by James Parton

Chapter 1 No.1

With twenty pounds but three weeks since

From Paris forth did Titmarsh wheel,

I thought myself as rich a prince

As beggar poor I'm now at Lille.

Confiding in my ample means-

In troth, I was a happy chiel!

I passed the gate of Valenciennes.

I never thought to come by Lille.

I never thought my twenty pounds

Some rascal knave would dare to steal;

I gayly passed the Belgic bounds

At Quievrain, twenty miles from Lille.

To Antwerp town I hastened post,

And as I took my evening meal

I felt my pouch,-my purse was lost,

O Heaven! Why came I not by Lille?

I straightway called for ink and pen,

To grandmamma I made appeal;

Meanwhile a load of guineas ten

I borrowed from a friend so leal.

I got the cash from grandmamma

(Her gentle heart my woes could feel),

But where I went, and what I saw,

What matters? Here I am at Lille.

My heart is weary, my peace is gone,

How shall I e'er my woes reveal?

I have no cash, I lie in pawn,

A stranger in the town of Lille.

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Chapter 23 DELIA AT PLAY.

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Chapter 24 THE POET PROVES THE EXISTENCE OF A SOUL FROM HIS LOVE FOR DELIA.

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Chapter 25 THE POET RELATES HOW HE OBTAINED DELIA'S POCKET-HANDKERCHIEF.

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Chapter 26 THE POET EXPATIATES ON THE BEAUTY OF DELIA'S HAIR

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Chapter 27 THE POET RELATES HOW HE STOLE A LOCK OF DELIA S HAIR, AND HER ANGER.

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Chapter 28 A PARENTAL ODE TO MY SON, AGED THREE YEARS AND FIVE MONTHS.

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Chapter 29 ON A TEAR WHICH ANGELINA OBSERVED TRICKLING DOWN MY NOSE AT DINNER TIME.

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Chapter 30 OM MY REFUSING ANGELINA A KISS UNDER THE MISTLETOE

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Chapter 31 PARIS AND HELEN.

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Chapter 32 TARQUIN AND THE AUGUR.

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