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A CUT BY SIR PETER.

[Illustration]

WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY ANACREON, PETRONIUS, CERVANTES, HUDIBRAS, AND
"PUNCH."

A CASE IN POINT, FROM ANACREON.

[Greek: EIS HEAUTON.]

[Greek:
Degousin ai gunaikes
Anakreon geron ei
Labon esoptron athrei
Komas men ouket ousas
Psilon de seu metopon.]

A FREE TRANSLATION BY "PUNCH"--

THE CUTTEE.

Oft by the women I am told
"Tomkins, my boy, you're growing o!d.
Look in the glass, and see how bare
Your poll appears reflected there.
No ringlets play around your brow;