Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, September 18, 1841

Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, September 18, 1841

Kindness was a characteristic of Agamemnons disposition, and it is not therefore a matter of surprise that the monththe month, par excellence, of all the months ithe kalendarproduced a succession of those annoyances which, in the best regulated families, are certain to be partially experienced by the masculine progenitor. O, bachelors! be warned in time; let not love link you to his flowery traces and draw you into the temple of Hymen! Be not deluded by the glowing fallacies of Anacreon and Boccaccio, but remember that they were bachelors. There is nothing exhilarating in caudle, nor enchanting in Kensington-gardens, when you are converted into a light porter of children. We have been married, and are now seventy-one, and wear a brown George; consequently, we have experience and cool blood in our veinstwo excellent auxiliaries in the formation of a correct judgment in all matters connected with the heart. Agamemnons troubles commenced with the first cough of Mrs. Pilcher on the door-mat. Mrs. P. was the monthly nurse, and monthly nurses always have a short cough. Whether this phenomenon arises from the obesity consequent upon arm-chairs and good living, or from an habitual intimation that they are present, and have not received half-a-crown, or a systematic declaration that the throat is dry, and would not object to a gargle of gin, and perhaps a little water, orbut there is no use hunting conjecture, when you are all but certain of not catching it. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 14928
Author: Various
Release Date: Feb 7, 2005
Format: eBook
Language: English