Identifier: ClaraInBlunderland (find matches)
Title: Clara In Blunderland
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Caroline Lewis, pseud.
Subjects: Satire Great Britain -- Politics and government -- Caricatures and cartoons Great Britain -- Politics and government -- Satire Political science Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898, Parodies, imitations, etc
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You are old, Father John, and your teeth must befew, For your cheeks are both sunken and hollow;Yet this trashy and most indigestible stew, Pray, how do you manage to swallow ? u In mv youth said John Bull, I gave appetite scopeUpon kingdoms and countries galore. Now with Salisburys peptonised bluff and soft soap,I can swallow just that and no more. Digitized by Google ■4 A MUSHROOM CATERPILLAR. 25
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You are old, Father John, one could hardly haveguessed That your nerve allows nothing to fright you;Yet I notice you cherish that snake in your breast—Pray, arerit you afraid it will bite you ? In my youth said John Bull, / always was told The vilest of beasts not to hurt ;This ones creepy, and crawly, and clammy and cold, But his venom cant gel through my shirt. Digitized by Google 26 A MUSHROOM CATERPILLAR. Oh, dear me, groaned the Caterpillar, thats worse than ever. You seem to havestrategists on the brain. I think you werebetter with the Busy bee than with this. Trythat over again, and remember that it is aboutbees, not strategists. So Clara tried once more :— How doth a timely vulture lend Improvement to a la/e,A Verne-Munchausen-Crusoe blend, Which makes de Rougemont pale. There, thats quite enough ! screamed theCaterpillar, highly incensed. Run away andplay. Go and bother Crumpty-Bumpty, orTwiddle-Thumb and Twaddle-D. But do tell me that vulture tale, pleadedClara, I should

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