Sans head—sans tail—in fact, sans everything.
[In these lines, which appeared a good many years ago, Mr. Punch was unduly severe on the Catalogue of the British Museum, which is a marvel of industry, and accuracy. By the system adopted it is only necessary to know the name of an author to be able to procure any of his works, and should any difficulty arise the courteous Librarians and attendants are ever ready to render the most valuable assistance.]
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The Seven Ages.
By Mincing Lane Esq.,
——Mincing-lane’s a stage,
And all the workers there are merely players:
Each plays the part his manager may choose,
And in his part must mind his P.’s and Q.’s—
His acts being seven ages. At first the boy,
Untimely breeched in galling corduroy;