The boy's own book; a complete encylopedia of all the diversion, athletic, scientific and recreative, of boyhood and youth. (1834)
Clarke, William, 1800-1838, McManus-Young Collection (Library of Congress) · Boston, Munroe and Francis; New York, C. S. Francis, 1834. · leaf 129
- CHEMICAL AMUSEMENTS. … te eel mm emt nw — They play such merry pranks, that some would think They entertained an imp to conjure for them. Yet ’tis not so ;—-their few hours of pastime, These young disciples of the Alchymist Adorn with feats, which, to the unlearned eye, Show oft like magic :—but grandam Wisdom Knows them…
Amusements · Sports
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