: The Mirror of Literature Amusement and Instruction. Volume 10 No. 283 November 17 1827 by Various - Popular literature Great Britain Periodicals The Mirror of Literature Amusement and Instruction

@FreeBooksTue 06 Jun, 2023

Posted in: #FreeBooks #FreeBooksIndia #FreeBooksApp #gg

Vote Up Vote Down

THE MIRROR OF LITERATURE, AMUSEMENT, AND INSTRUCTION.

VOL 10. No. 283. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1827.

HADDON HALL.

All the rooms were hung with loose arras, a great part of which still remains; and the doors were concealed every where behind the hangings, so that the tapestry was to be lifted up to pass in or out. The doors being thus concealed, are of ill-fashioned workmanship; and wooden bolts, rude bars, &c. are their only fastenings. Indeed, most of the rooms are dark and uncomfortable; yet this place was for ages the seat of magnificence and hospitality. It was at length quitted by its owners, the Dukes of Rutland, for the more splendid castle of Belvoir, in Lincolnshire.

POETICAL LOVE-LETTER.

The sweeper of New Haven College, in New England, lately becoming a widower, conceived a violent passion for the relict of his deceased Cambridge brother, which he expressed in the following strain:--

Mistress A--y. To you I fly, You only can relieve me; To you I turn, For you I burn, If you will but believe me.

Then, gentle dame, Admit my flame, And grant me my petition: If you deny, Alas! I die In pitiful condition.

Then being free, Let's both agree To join our hands--for I do Boldly aver A widower Is fittest for a widow.

You may be sure 'Tis not your dow'r I make this flowing version; In those smooth lays I only praise The glories of your person.

No teeth, 'tis true, You have to shew; The young think teeth inviting-- But, silly youths, I love those mouths Where there's no fear of biting.

A leaky eye, That's never dry, These woeful times is fitting; A wrinkled face Adds solemn grace To folks devout at meeting.

Free books android app tbrJar TBR JAR Read Free books online gutenberg

Login to post a comment!