Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, November 20, 1841 by Various
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page 46 of 61 (75%)
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_Quarter past One_. The Prince has passed a comfortable minute, and is much easier. _Two O'Clock_. The Prince is fast asleep, and is more quiet. _Half-past Two_. The Prince has been shown to Sir Robert Peel, and was very fretful. _Three O'Clock_. Sir Robert Peel has left the Palace, and the Prince is again perfectly composed. * * * * * DEVILLED DRUMSTICKS. Our own Sir Peter Laurie, upon witnessing the extraordinary performance of little Wieland in _Die Hexen am Rhein_, at the Adelphi Theatre, was so transported with his diabolic agility, that he determined upon endeavouring to arrive at the same perfection of pliability. As a guide for his undertaking, he instantly despatched old Hobler for a folio edition of |
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