A FASHIONABLE NOVEL ED HARRY has written a novel, story of elegant life; stuff about love in a hovel, To sketch of a commoner's wife: trash such as pathos and passion, ine feelings, expression, and wit; all about people of fashion, ome look at his caps how they fit! Radcliffe! thou once wert the charmer I girls who sat reading all night; heroes were striplings in armor, hy heroines damsels in white. past are thy terrible touches, ur lips in derision we curl, ess we are told how a Duchess, onversed with her cousin, the Earl. now have each dialogue quite full E titles "I give you my word, My lady, you're looking delightful." "O dear, do you think so, my lord!" "You've heard of the marquis's marriage, The bride with her jewels new set, Four horses, new travelling carriage, And déjeuner à la fourchette." Haut ton finds her privacy broken, We trace all her ins and her outs; The very small talk that is spoken By the very great people at routs; At Tenby Miss Jinks asks the loan of The book from the innkeeper's wife, And reads till she dreams she is one of The leaders of elegant life. THOMAS HAYNES BAYLY MY FAMILIAR Ecce iterum Crispinus GAIN I hear that creaking step! He's rapping at the door!· Do well I know the boding sound That ushers in a bore. do not tremble when I meet The stoutest of my foes, ut Heaven defend me from the friend e drops into my easy-chair, e takes the strangest liberties, MY FAMILIAR He reads my daily paper through He scans the lyric (that I wrote) He talks about his fragile health, He suffers from a score of ills Of which he ne'er complains; And how he struggled once with death To keep the fiend at bay; On themes like those away he goes, But never goes away! He tells me of the carping words Familiarly can quote; |