Punch Or The London Charivari Vol 98 February 1 1890

Author : F. C. (Francis Cowley) Burnand
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781722690199
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Punch, Or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, February 1, 1890 written by F. C. (Francis Cowley) Burnand and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-07-09 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, February 1, 1890 F. C. (Francis Cowley) Burnand "'Mrs. Mæcenas!' So some would-be witDubbed the fair dame. The title may not fitWith accurate completeness;It soars some shades too high, this modish mot, As 'Mrs. Lyon-Hunter' sinks too low;Both nick-names fail in neatness. "The 'acu tetigisti, ' tribute rare, Not oft is earned, in Fleet Street or Mayfair, In these hot days of hurry.Salons, Symposia, both have met their doom, And wit, in the Victorian drawing-room, Finds a fell foe in flurry." So spake the Shadow, with the covert sneerThat struck so coldly on the listening ear.Soft was his speech, as muffledBy some chill atmosphere surcharged with snow, In unemphatic accents, level, low, Unhasting and unruffled. "Mrs. Mæcenas, then, no Horace findsIn all her muster of superior minds, Her host of instant heroes?That's hard!" I said. "She does not greatly care,"My guide rejoined. "Behold her seated there!Her court's as full as Nero's. "Seneca stands beside her. He's a prim, Sententious sage. If she is bored by him, The lady doth not show it.But there's a furtive glancing of her eyeToward the entry. There comes Marx M'Kay, The Socialistic Poet. "His lyric theories mean utter smashTo all his hostess cares for. Crude and rash, But musically 'precious.'His passionate philippics against WealthMammon's own daughters read, 'tis said, by stealth, And vote them 'quite delicious!' "All that makes life worth living to the throngOf worshippers who mob this Son of Song, Money, Monopoly, Merriment, He bans and blazes at in 'Diræ' dread;But then they know his Muse is merely RedIn metrical experiment. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.