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132 THE EXAMINER.
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And what is the use of my authorship,
Though it gain me a short-lived éclat,
If I'm soon to become an old bachelor,
And you, coz, a grandmamma?

But 'tis thus that time flies on, sweet coz,
One month after another;
And every month is as like the past,
As a brother is to a brother.
O! very little variety, coz,
Is strew'd upon manhood's path;
Truth flings its pebble at Fancy, coz,
And she falls like Goliah of Gath.

The skies wore the purple of summer, coz,
And the days were bright and long.
And the streams ran prattling merry things,
And the groves were alive with song—
When last I heard the music, coz,
Of that golden voice of thine,
Awaking feelings in my heart,
Which died, and made no sign.

And now we have nothing but winter, coz,
With its wind, and mud, and sleet;
And people with noses as blue as plums,
And chilblains, and damp feet;
And hazy gas lamps glimmering, coz,
And dinners at half-past six;
And hackney coaches rattling, coz,
Through a forest of stones and bricks.

And then there are evening parties, coz,
Where girls with curly hair
Dance in a style that would make you smile,
If it did not make you stare;
And very polite young gentlemen,
In coats that are nicely cut,
Simper a heartless compliment,
And through the apartment strut.

And of course there are ices and negus, coz,
And tongues of chicken to boot,
And jellies and creams innumerable,
And cheesecakes and dried fruit;
And if you are very pressing, coz,
And have an engaging way,
Perhaps some damsel will kindly squall
The ballad of "Alice Grey."

Good Lord! is this society, coz?
Are these the delights of life?
I wish from my heart I was buried, coz,
Or married to some old wife—
And living away on a far hill side,
With a garden, a cow, and a pig,
A happy and simple cottar, coz,
With a Bible and Sunday wig.

Identifier: | JB/004/070/004"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 4.
Date_1	1831-02-27	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	004	Main Headings	lord brougham displayed
Folio number	070	Info in main headings field
Image	004	Titles	the examiner / sunday, february 27, 1831 / no. 1204
Category	printed material	Number of Pages	8
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	(130-144)
Penner		Watermarks
Marginals		Paper Producer
Corrections	jeremy bentham	Paper Produced in Year
Notes public	[[notes_public::"john fonblanques eulogium on brougham" [note in bentham's hand]]]	ID Number	1991
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