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August i, 1868.3 THE TOM AH A WK. 41
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A TRUE TRAGI-COMEDY. TOLD IN" A SERIES OF POETICAL EPISTLES.
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Prologue. Ovid's Heroical Epistles give ...
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August I, 1868.3 The Tom Ah A Wk. 41
August i , 1868 . 3 THE TOM AH A WK . 41
A True Tragi-Comedy. Told In" A Series Of Poetical Epistles.
A TRUE TRAGI-COMEDY . TOLD IN" A SERIES OF POETICAL EPISTLES .
Prologue. Ovid's Heroical Epistles Give ...
Prologue . Ovid ' s Heroical Epistles give In The mine pattern shall tell for a my tale verse consecutive , except that , I Whilst his are but a letter and reply . This diff ' rence too there is , that his will will live die ,
Did Whilst -I not mine really , just think as , " undoubtedl I would not y say , , so . . But I am no one—he was Publius Naso . My programme ' s brief . The dramatis personce A Will worthless be a most vagabond sweet with maiden lots , of dam money , and , sire ; Two And minor a poor correspondents devil with a heart either and funny lyre ;
Or grave , as the occasion , may require . The The scene characters —now themselves , London— will now , tell a mansion the story hoary . . Epistle I . From Florence to Erica . Dearest All is arranged Erica , O such We glorio go at us once news to ! Town
^ . Mamma As she at length lained has them carried when all her last views were , down . For But weeks , thoug exp , Papa h he most still , at flatl , times y did , you affects refuse , to frown , Taken Has quite a house giv ' for in , the and entire list ' ning season now . to reason , I n And ever think was in ! I London shall be , a there s you to know -morrow ; night !
But As this for , a remember week I shall , must be lost farther to siht go , Having Save such no dr as esses there , either would hig mak h or e me g , , look a friht . Mamma Here , nothing declares can , , was be , got reall . y Our slowl co y untry killing milliner her . g , There Therefore Therefore , everything , until until my mv pe wardrob wardrob rfect , I e e su be be ppos completed completed e ; .
Althoug Or ISvLt nearly ht yoti - h — I may you , , is I must our know not train yet not how have . show warml Now got my my wh nose you clothes n ' . ll be meet . greeted , , We should forty arrive at fifty past eleven , , And seeing you , Erica , will be heaven . I cannot Is swimming write cohe so with rently hopes , my , head and fears , and fancies ; 'Tis For not of a a bit wink of use of sleep my going there to not bed a , chance is .
I picture to myself all I have read The Of Opera flow ' r , -shows the Park , m , orning the Drive concer , the ts , Row dinne , rs , dances , Until I scarce believe we are to go . I sit and wonder what I shall like best Of all t V the Bh things in Town . 1 rather ¦ ¦— h _¦— vh shrink
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Of Bright course , bounding we take our Sunshine horses , is and to go my as well nie . , So brisk nswer and s yet voice so ge e ntle ven I as When han I ' d a b , ell he . I w Th ould ough not my part ores with of m , him en im for plore your any Pap money a to , sell . I Indeed doubt , if I own I would I am go so to wild Town about without him , him .
Prologue. Ovid's Heroical Epistles Give ...
But Behind other , things for which there , despite are , which my joy I m at go leave ing , I cannot Now that help soft , Erica winds dear and , but springtide grieve , airs are blowing . It When makes doves me alm coo ost , and wish I hear a reprieve the river flowing ; And when the cuckoo calls in exultation I feel a something more than hesitation .
For ( I I hope shall you miss do the not ni think ghtingales me very this sill year y ) : And I do In then so the love deep my their soft twili - liquid eyed ght , , when beautiful notes all to else hear young is still deer y . , It It Se seems seems nt me so so , you cruel cruel recollect leavin leavin g , b a a y t > cousin oor fawn faw Willie n ; , g poor
All by itself on a , deserted lawn . Fancy Or sent ! Papa to join proposed the others it sh on ould the fells sold ! , Since And you hung were its here pretty neck bought with a chain tinkling of gold bells , ; And It comes it has so into domestic boudoir grown . , M and heart bold , swells my y
With I fear pain I am at leaving silllittle it . But . what ' s the use ? y goose You So To , surel see live y I ' this , at been the country parting accustomed life of amongs the , all ways t my , days pets , ; But , am by not the wrong way , what to feel ' some good we place ak regrets for stays ? ?
And And And , 'Rica are are , the the Willie chignons chisrnons says the ever ever girls worn worn all in in paint nets nets . ?? It can ' t be true 1 Indeed , I ' m sure it ain ' t . He He also too says shall —I be think in London you ' ll ask for , the what season next ?—; Though And deems , entre nous going , I know little short ' s sadl of treason vexed ,
my . Papa And adheres looks on , as Willie ever , to as bereft text of , reason . But Strangers when but a man rarel ' y , and eniu friends s and a neve poet r , , know it . I wish Which that stretches you could out before e the me witching as I write view !
The So And soft grass a in } l the o utline gr trees een subtle , in an S pring oh so in 1 ' the hue first sky livery so blue dig , ht , Whilst And the the young free lark , lambs divides skipp his ing with , mad delight ; 'Twixt mortal ears and the far empyrean amppnsan . 'Twas And Willie I __¦ shall ~^ " ta always ught me love firs them t to love these I do things ,
Find fl _ t 4 B . *¦¦ ^ ~ him A ^ p . ™~ unjust ™~ ™^^~ ^^ ~~ ~ ™^ ¦ when ^ ~^ ~^ J ~~ ¦ fiery ^>_ r ——p * -v ° —» scorn ^ p . ^ p ^ r —» —p » —*¦ ; ^ p he f- —> r ^ p 7 ~ " ^ p » flings M * ^ p ^ VA ^ p ^ p * We jumble all beside up , and s , and so says we lose that our false wings and . true I worship Now this sunsets , I think and , is admire nonsense a sonnet ;" not ; you ? But yet , I own , I dearly love a bonnet .
I he Whi ar ch that just tiny will on es uit are my all stup the id fa little shion head , ; And Tig mantles ht round with the a waist sort , of are belt coming or sash in instead on , Of ugl those y loose short ones skirts . But of my which great I , great just have passion read . And Mamma do you declares know— I o I ught ' m certain to be , presented too , she meant .
it—Well Which , really were now I , I mus so t foolishl conclude excited my letter , A trifle long , er should have been y and better , . Mor I do eove ass r , u y ou already u , I could were my rcel , debtor y write . it ; On But seeing that you is nothing to-morrow . Shan ? So 't I , to be end deli , ghted Being Erica ' s ever-loving friend .
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Tomahawk (1867-1870), Aug. 1, 1868, page 41, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_01081868/page/3/
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