The Magician's Own Book, or, the Whole Art of Conjuring / Being a complete hand-book of parlor magic, and containing over one thousand optical, chemical, mechanical, magnetical, and magical experiments, amusing transmutations, astonishing sleights and subtleties, celebrated card deceptions, ingenious tricks with numbers, curious and entertaining puzzles, together with all the most noted tricks of modern performers.

by George Arnold; Frank Cahill

And waves of trouble cast thy hopes aside.

G A modest competence thy lot will be;

But richer joys than wealth are stored for thee.

A Take heed! take heed! a strange transforming doom

May fix thy love, but never let it bloom.

J Be not too rash—nor leap the Bridge of Love,

Leaving fond eyelids, moist with tears, above.

K What dost thou on the house top? do not steal

Thy love, but win by dutiful appeal!

L A barren path this way thy footsteps tread;