Punch (1841) (14583003850) - Public domain book illustration

Identifier: punch08lemo (find matches)

Title: Punch

Year: 1841 (1840s)

Authors: Lemon, Mark, 1809-1870 Mayhew, Henry, 1812-1887 Taylor, Tom, 1817-1880 Brooks, Shirley, 1815-1874 Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley), 1836-1917 Seaman, Owen

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Publisher: (London : Punch Publications, etc.)

Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library

Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

Text Appearing Before Image:

gentleman. let s have a boiled mackerel. waiter. biled, sir ! better have fem briled, sir. if they re biled, theyre spiled, sir! 13£ PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI. CURIOSITIES OF PARLIAMENT.

Text Appearing After Image:

ANOTHER NEW COMET. In consequence of information we have received, we have made it ourbusiness to inquire into the truth of certain astronomical rumours thatare floating about respecting the discovery of another comet. It seems,by a letter in the Times from Sir James South, that Mr. Cooper, whohad gone to Naples upon a comet-hunting expedition, saw something onenight in the clouds which induced him to call up his assistant, Mr.Graham, and both of them having continued for some hours looking outof window in their night-caps, made up their minds it was only a nebula,and returning to their respective rooms they tumbled into their beds again.Nevertheless one Doctor Peters, who appears to be cock-a-hoop after any-thing in the shape of a comet, heard of the affair and called on Mr.Cooper, when they all started off together to Doctor Capocci,another connoisseur in comets, and the whole party sat up all nightstraining their eyes through telescopes, and quarrelling whether what theysaw was a c

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