The Comic Almanack, Volume 1 / An Ephemeris in Jest and Earnest, Containing Merry Tales, Humerous Poetry, Quips, and Oddities

by William Makepeace Thackeray; Gilbert Abbott À Beckett; Henry Mayhew; Horace Mayhew; Albert Smith

And talking of a writ, quite a mis-fit;

So, spite his measures, I'll take my pleasures;

And, since for debt I need not run away,

Shall I, like vulgar traders, stoop to pay?

Nay!

10. Dividends due.

A Prescription.

Philosophers sagely declare,

Without reservation or stealth,