Anon. [1823], King Richard III. Travestie, a burlesque, operatic, mock terrific tragedy, in two acts. Marked with the stage business and directions by the author (Published by E. Duncombe [etc.], London) [word count] [S39700].
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SCENE I.
—The Tower.
Enter Glo'ster, L. H.
Glo.
Now are our mugs bound up with napkins,
Our broken heads, like broken pipkins
Patch'd with court plaister—but the sun of York
Shines so upon our cribs, it fries like pork!
Fierce phized war has smooth'd his tripey jowls,
And now, instead of mounting—by goles,
He to the lady's snoozing-ken doth hop,
And all the blessed night with her doth stop,
To listen to her thrumming on the lute,
And tip her “Off she goes” upon his flute.
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But I, that am not made for larking tricks,
To play on flutes made out of walking sticks;
I, that am not made for woman's whims;
I, that am call'd the second Duke of Limbs!
I, that for a dandy surely ne'er was cut,
With quizzing glass and flash girl to strut!
Then since this earth affords no fun for me,
While others round me spend their days in glee;
Why then to me this bustling world's but dead,
Till this my bread basket's aspiring head,
Stop the same hole that Harry's block hath fill'd,—
To stop a hole, 'faith many a one's been kill'd.
This night before he can reach the bannister,
With my fist will I split his cannister.
[Exit, R. H.
Anon. [1823], King Richard III. Travestie, a burlesque, operatic, mock terrific tragedy, in two acts. Marked with the stage business and directions by the author (Published by E. Duncombe [etc.], London) [word count] [S39700].
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