a moonlight night without a moon.Or a bargain sale without one swoon.Or a zoological garden with no balloon.Or a padded cell without a loon.Or a current event with no cartoon.Or a vaudeville show with no buffoon.Or a political campaign and no lampoon.Or a boarding-house meal without a prune—These… … T h N e w D 1 c t 1 o n a r y DANK—The long green side of theRiver of Pactolus, dotted with theflowers of Thyme, all over dew, andblossoming at all seasons of the yearwith the fruit of the Mint. Barrel—A receptacle constructed ofhoops and staves, much used by wealthyaspirants for public office to…
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![An illustration from Banbury chap books and nursery toy book literature [of the XVIII and early XIX centuries] (1890)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-banburychapbooks00pearrich-67-193.webp)
