SELECT POETRY.
MISSES. JK*Jnlucky Vulcan ! Venus tricked him : A faohion with the ladies this is. I'm not amiss ; but I'm a victim To a whole host of wicked, misses. Miss Fit supplies my boots and coats, And vain is all my indignation ; My cashbook and my gold and notes Are managed by Miss Calculation. Miss Take has played me many a Trick ; • Miss Spell will always write my letters ; Miss Trust declines to give me tick ; Miss Manage lets off all my debtors. Miss Print is wont to spoil my rhyme — A very wicked habit is her's ; And if they quote me any time, Miss Quote's the girl to use the scissors. When Christmas bumpers overflow, And bells ring loud from many a minster, I can't get near to Miss L. To. Save with some very ancient spinster. "Well, easy 'tis down hill to glide. And vain the Parcsee to importune ; So let me wed my bonny bride — A charming child she is— Miss Fortune.
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Tuapeka Times, Volume III, Issue 162, 16 March 1871, Page 7
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165SELECT POETRY. Tuapeka Times, Volume III, Issue 162, 16 March 1871, Page 7
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