ISBN: 9781235984839

RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 54 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.1in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purc… Plus…

RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 54 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.1in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1854 Excerpt: . . . humbug is the worst, who shakes his head at the wit he cannot comprehend, and who, like the owl, is dazzled by the sun of intellect around him. Besides, such are generally narrow-minded hypocrites, who will be guilty of a thousand meannesses, --if done in a quiet way; for verily, Gravity, as Bolingbroke says, is the essence of imposture. THE JUGGLERS. A Juggler long through all the town Had raised his fortune and renown; Youd think (so far his art transcends) The devil at his fingers ends. Vice heard his fame, she read his bill; Convinced of his inferior skill, She sought his booth, and from the crowd Defied the man of art aloud. Is this then he so famed for sleight Can this slow bungler cheat your sight Dares he with me dispute the prize I leave it to impartial eyes. Provoked, the Juggler cried, Tis done; In science I submit to none. Thus said, the cups and balls he playd; By turns this here, that there, conveyd. The cards, obedient to his words, Are by a fillip turnd to birds. His little boxes change the grain: Trick after trick deludes the train. He shakes his bag, he shows all fair: His fingers spread, and nothing there: Then bids it rain with showera of gold, And now his ivory eggs are told! But when from thence the hen he draws, Amazed spectators hum applause. Vice now stept forth, and took the place, With all the forms of his grimace. This magic looking-glass, she cries, (There, hand it round) will charm your eyes. Each eager eye the sight desired, And every man himself admired. 1 Next, to a Senator addressing, See this bank-note, --observe the blessing--Breathe on the bill. Hey, pass! Tis gone. Upon his lips a padlock shown. A second puff the magic broke; The . . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN., RareBooksClub<

2012, ISBN: 9781235984839

General Books LLC , May-2012. softcover. New. pp. 54, General Books LLC