Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, August 1, 1891

by Various

GENUS IRRITABILE.

First Bard. "SEEN MY SONNETS IN THE PACIFIC WEEKLY?"

Second Bard. "YES."

First Bard. "LIKE THEM?"

Second Bard. "WELL,—A—CANDIDLY—I—"

First Bard. "OH, IF IT COMES TO THAT, CANDIDLY I ALWAYS HATED YOUR BEASTLY BALLADES AND RONDELS AND ROT IN THE ERECHTHEUM—BUT I HAD THE DECENCY NOT TO TELL YOU SO!"

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