And observe the laws of Right,
Ask a White Man!
MR. PUNCH'S DICTIONARY OF PHRASES.
Theatrical Criticism.
"Mr. Ranter's Macbeth is too well known to all play-goers to need any special notice at our hands. Those who have not yet seen it should avail themselves of the present opportunity;"
i.e., "Can't pitch into old Ranter, good chap and personal friend."
Diagnostic.
"I should say in your case, that the Digestion was a little upset;"
i.e., "As gross a case of over-eating as I have ever come across in the whole of my professional experience. You must have been feeding, literally, like a hog, for years!"
Social.
"What I so like about dear Sibyl is her charming simplicity;"
i.e., "The silliest little chit conceivable."