Pity the sorrows of a poor young Prince,
Whose costly scheme has borne him to your door;
Who’s in a fix—the matter not to mince—
Oh, help him out, and Commerce swell your store!
Punch. 1850.
Prince Albert was then begging for subscriptions for the guarantee fund of the 1851 Exhibition, in doing which he incurred almost as much ridicule, and opposition, as the Prince of Wales has recently had to suffer in connection with his favorite scheme, the Imperial Institute.
The Young Lady’s Complaint.
(Addressed to Messrs. Rowland & Son, from the Seaside.)
Pity the sorrows of a poor young girl,