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Title: Punch
Year: 1841 (1840s)
Authors: Lemon, Mark, 1809-1870 Mayhew, Henry, 1812-1887 Taylor, Tom, 1817-1880 Brooks, Shirley, 1816-1874 Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley), 1836-1917 Seaman, Owen, 1861-1936
Subjects: English wit and humor English wit and humor, Pictorial
Publisher: (London) : (Punch Publications Ltd., etc.)
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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k negligently. One would fancy some able draughtsman presenting Wind-bag in fullblast, and our calm Thomas demanding what kind of hideous object ishe who speaketh fluently but untruly. There is room for such picture,and it shall be remembered when Wind-bag hath altogether burst. Yetfor those rough Caledonian lads Thomas had his words of manly cheer,showing that if Life be mostly a struggle, there come sun-bursts forthose who have the gift to raise their eyes, not so common a gift as issupposed. To be earnest, to be wary, to be hopeful, such were hisnoways dim and inarticulate teachings. Brave old man, wise oldman. Amid the cacklings cometh his human voice, and all unspoiledhearts ring answer and thanks. You, young Caledonians, be proudthat it was to you he said the words that teach the nations. Honourto you from all of us, from all good men, Thomas Carlyle ! DiceantImmo quibus placet hcec sententia. The Centre of Attraction.—Stephens. PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI—April 14, 1866.
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WISDOM AND WIND-BAG. Cakitle. For if a good speaker—an eloquent speaker—is notspeaking the truth, is there a more horrid kind of object in crea-tion ? (Loud cheers.) Bright. The House of Commons is little better than a Shamand a Farce. Parliament is never hearty in any good work. Ithated the Reform Bill, it hated the Repeal of the Corn Laws, ithates this Franchise Bill. Apbil 14, 1866.) PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI. 157 Sir, GORGONISM IN PARIS. I Mean to state a fact, and not to make a pun, when I saythat the correspondent of the Morning Post at Paris appears to beextremely well posted up, in the fashions .that flourish amongst theladies there. That gentleman, in one of his recent communications to that Journal,gives a capital account of the barbarism into which Frenchwomen arerelapsing in the matter of head-dress; and let me repeat that lamserious, and not attempting to joke, in applying the word barbarism totheir monstrosity in that particular. Hairdresser is merely a colloqui

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