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Title: Punch
Year: 1841 (1840s)
Authors: Lemon, Mark, 1809-1870 Mayhew, Henry, 1812-1887 Taylor, Tom, 1817-1880 Brooks, Shirley, 1815-1874 Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley), 1836-1917 Seaman, Owen
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Publisher: (London : Punch Publications, etc.)
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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ot like toventure to take any; while our objections to Euphcrbium andTragacanth are equally insuperable. The Premier is particularly favourable to the poisoning interests,for he releases Hellebore as well as Arsenic; and Ipecacuanha, Senna,and Jalap, will also be let in : so that Sir R. Peel may exclaimliterally, Here s medicine for thy grief, when the poor man askswhat the Tariff will do for him. We are to have iron in the pig, but whether a live pig with a ringrun through his nose will be let in is doubtful. The leaves of rosesare also to come in free ; but perhaps there is some selfishness in this,for the Premier would no doubt like to have a bed of them. Our eyewas caught by the words, goose undressed ; but on looking furtherwe found it is the skin only of the foolish bird that we are to betreated to exempt from duty. In conclusion, we defy the mostingenious cook to hash up a dinner out of the whole 430 articles. After exercising our culinary sagacity to the utmost extent, we find
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PEELS BANE AND ANTIDOTE Sir Robert, (loq.) « Come, Johnny, be a good boy ; take it like a Man, and I 11 give you a little bit of Sugar. PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI. 105 that the following is the best bill of fare we could make up from thelist before us :— Fish.—Whale fins of British taking. Soup.—Ox-tail, tanned, but not otherwise dressed. Game.—Singing birds. Meats—Beef wood, hoofs of cattle, lamb (skins), dyed or coloured,dressed in oil. Entrees.—Fricasseed racoon, tiger en papillote. Pastry.—Sweet wood. Cheese.—Bees-wax. Dessert.—Nuts, kernels of walnuts, and of peach stones. Wines and Liqueurs.—Antimony wine, senna, sanguis draconis, &c. &c. The above is the best possible dinner that could be given underthe New Tariff. GRAHAMS DECIDED HIT. ever unmindful of merit, webeg heartily to congratulateSir James Graham on that in-creasing unpopularity which itseems to be his prime objectto attain. Ay, quoth thesaintly Mawworm, do despiseme, I likes to be des

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