Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, ill, À Beckett, Gilbert Abbott, 1811-1856 · London : Pub. at the Punch Office · leaf 56
s,Who tickets for the steamer sells,But no one ever doth intrudeUpon that pilgrims solitude.A hook of checks hefore him lies,Wliich he regards with anxious eyes.As if to read his fate, he d lookInto that useless little book ;And if a stranger seeks his wicket.To pay a fare and take a ticket.That… … Wliile in that savage, lone retreat.Crows hover oer the savoury meat ;The wildness of the scene aroundGives to his fears substantial ground ;Until that hermit in his denBegins to doubt his feUow-men ;And when for tickets they apply. He thinks them not in earnest half,But wildly at them winks his…
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