Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, February 11, 1893
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( A contemporary Pendant to The Last Man. )
All modish shapes must melt in gloom,
Great Worth himself must die,
Before the Sex again assume
Eve's sweet simplicity!
I saw a vision in my sleep,
Which made me bow my head and weep
As one aghast, accurst!
Was it a spook before me past?
Of women I beheld the last,
Various
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THE LAST WOMAN.
"THE GOVERNESS WHO, MA' SAID, WOULDN'T DO."
A PLAINT FROM PARNASSUS.
THE LAST LIGHT.
THE STAR OF HOPE.
A SNUB.
A METROPOLITAN MAYOR'S NEST.
THE MAN FROM BLANKLEY'S.
Rhyme by a Rad.
DRAMATIC WITHOUT BEING STAGEY.
AN EARLY PURITAN.
"A STIFF JOB."
LINES ON THE AUTHOR OF THE LABOUR BUREAU.
THE ANTI——?
"A STIFF JOB."
CONVERSATIONAL HINTS FOR YOUNG SHOOTERS.
ESSENCE OF PARLIAMENT.
THE PARLIAMENTARY BILL MARKET, ST. STEPHENS.
OUR BOOKING-OFFICE.
Discovered in Drury Lane
SELF-PRESERVATION IS THE FIRST LAW OF NATURE;
THE INFANT'S GUIDE TO KNOWLEDGE.
QUEER QUERIES.