Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 102, March 19, 1892

The Auctioneer exclaimed,— These Vols.
Have neither fault nor blot.
I think that I, without demur,
May call them quite 'a lot.'
Speeches by RUSSELL, PAM, and BRIGHT,
Good for the heart and head.
Take them as spoken; if you like,
Pray take them, too, as read.
But when the Auction did begin,
Bidders, alack! were lacking;
Back numbers hove in sight in shoals,