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Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863

"Burlesques"


"As Bally has istates in Queen's County, I've put him on the St. Helena
direction. We call it the 'Great St. Helena Napoleon Junction,' from
Jamestown to Longwood. The French are taking it hup heagerly."

"6th July.--Dined to-day at the London Tavin with one of the Welsh bords
of Direction I'm hon. The Cwrwmwrw & Plmwyddlywm, with tunnils through
Snowding and Plinlimming.
"Great nashnallity of course. Ap Shinkin in the chair, Ap Llwydd in the
vice; Welsh mutton for dinner; Welsh iron knives & forks; Welsh rabbit
after dinner; and a Welsh harper, be hanged to him: he went strummint on
his hojous hinstrument, and played a toon piguliarly disagreeble to me.
"It was PORE MARY HANN. The clarrit holmost choaked me as I tried it,
and I very nearly wep myself as I thought of her bewtifle blue i's. Why
HAM I always thinking about that gal? Sasiety is sasiety, it's lors is
irresistabl. Has a man of rank I can't marry a serving-made. What would
Cinqbar and Ballybunnion say?
"P.S.--I don't like the way that Cinqbars has of borroing money,
& halways making me pay the bill. Seven pound six at the 'Shipp,'
Grinnidge, which I don't grudge it, for Derbyshire's brown Ock is the
best in Urup; nine pound three at the 'Trafflygar,' and seventeen pound
sixteen and nine at the 'Star and Garter,' Richmond, with the Countess
St.


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