Diprose's Modern Song Book; Comic and Sentimental (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1846* Excerpt: ... steam, without axle or beam, It will soon be in our power. To visit by way of diversion, Chinese, Turk or Persian, on a ballooning excursion. At the rate of eight and twenty miles an hour, Tho' opinions jar, and are somewhat below par respecting a continental war, Still I can assert there are many, taxes both, who nothing loth, will take davy or oath, That Holland, has made a descent of Germany. AH classes fee. HINTS TO EMIGRANTS. Written and sung by J. Bruton; also by J. W. Sharpe, at the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall. The prevalent distress abroad. Sure each right mind deplores; For all are leaving father-land. And seeking other shores; A panacea I have found. To aid my fellow man; For, I've devised for happiness, A universal plan. Each in his proper sphere should move, Each in his place should stand; And then my word for"t ev'ry land, Would be a happy land. Ale drinkers should get Malta near, Whose thirst nought can controul; While travellers should go to Rome, And barbers to the Pole, The miser would say Guinea's coast, To me would sure give peace. Debtors would say Ohio, And Tallow-chandlers Greece. Each in his proper, &c. Turkey should draw poulterers, As poulterers draw them, And scolding wives to Tartary I quickly would condemn. Laundresses to Washington, And farriers all to Chili; Quakers to the friendly Isle, And stupid folks to Scilly. Each in his proper, &c. No-man's-land for Misanthropes Would, without doubt, be handy; Each child should go to Babylon, Confectioners to Candy. The hypocrite to Canton, fixed, How artfully he wheedles; And spendthrifts to the Straits should go, And Tailors to the Needles. Each in his proper. c The hungry to the Sandwich Isles Should very quickly roam; And many Cooks would find Spithead, A very proper home....