The Bitter Cry of the British Bookmaker.

'Tis a very good land that we live in

To lend, or to lose, or to give in;

But to sell—at a profit—or keep a man's own,

'Tis the very worst country that ever was known.

Men give cash for their wines, wives, weeds, churches and cooks,

But your genuine Briton won't pay for his—Books!