Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, Complete eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 1,359 pages of information about Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, Complete.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, Complete eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 1,359 pages of information about Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, Complete.
            1.  He who asketh for a high situation, as a judgeship in
                Botany Bay, or a bishopric in Sierra Leone, and the like.
            2.  He who asketh for a low situation, as a ticket-porter,
                curate, and the like.
            3.  He who asketh for any situation he can get, as Secretary
                to the Admiralty, policeman, revising barrister, turnkey,
                chaplain, mail-coach guard, and the like.
          3rd.  He that taketh DRINK, which may be considered as
            1.  He that voteth for Walker’s Gooseberry, or Elector’s
                Sparkling Champagne.
            2.  For sloe-juice, or Elector’s fine old crusted Port.
            3.  He who voteth for Brett’s British Brandy, or Elector’s
                real French Cognac.
            4.  He who voteth for quassia, molasses, copperas, coculus
                Indicus
, Spanish juice, or Elector’s Extra Double Stout.
        2nd.  He that is bribed INDIRECTLY, as
          1.  He who is promised a government contract for wax, wafers,
              or the like.
          2.  He who getteth a contract, for paupers’ clothing, building
              unions, and the like.
          3.  He who furnisheth the barouches-and-four for the independent
              40s. freeholders.
          4.  He who is presented with cigars, snuffs, meerschaum-pipes,
              haunches of venison, Stilton-cheeses, fresh pork,
              pine-apples, early peas, and the like.
      2nd.  He that is INTIMIDATED, as
        1.  By his landlord, who soliciteth back rent, or giveth him notice
            to quit.
        2.  By his patron, who sayeth they of the opposite politics cannot
            be trusted.
        3.  By his master, who sayeth he keepeth no viper of an opposite
            opinion in his employ.
        4.  By his wife, who will have her own way in hysterics.
        5.  By his intended bride, who talketh of men of spirit and
            Gretna Green.
        6.  By a rich customer, who sendeth back his goods, and biddeth
            him be d—­d.
      3rd.  He that is VOLUNTARILY CORRUPT, which may be considered as
        1.  He who voteth from the hope that his party will provide him
            a place.
        2.  He who voteth to please one who can leave him a legacy.
        3.  He who voteth to get into genteel society.
        4.  He who voteth according as he hath taken the odds.
        5.  He who, being a schoolmaster, voteth for the candidate with a
            large family.
        6.  He who voteth in hopes posterity may think him a patriot.
    2nd.  He that voteth CONSCIENTIOUSLY, which is divisible into
      1st.  He that voteth according to HUMBUG, which is divisible into
        1st.  He that is POLITICALLY humbugged, which is divisible
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