Osrick would shrink from aught beyond a snigger,
Such as is stirred by screeds of far-fetched whim.
Ay! that's the humour o't, sententious Nym.
Let's hail a dying century's latest birth,—
The Newest Humour—purged from taint of Mirth!
Mrs. Ram's practical knowledge of French is not marvellous. She was discussing the question as to whether the French Working-classes cared for malt liquor as brewed in England. The excellent Lady observed—"I don't think so, because, if I remember rightly, when I was in Paris, I was told always to give the coachman money for drink, and this they called 'poor beer.' So they couldn't care for 'strong ale,' such as ours."
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