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The Land Swap

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The Land Swap

A Satire (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from The Land Swap: A Satire With our mawkish government, unlikely rather, Still we know unlikely things do happen. We must address ourselves upon these grounds. So philanthropic, thoughtful, too, 'shall seem Our gentle project; this will doubtless trap, The fogies of the Cabinet; then Nothing could be clearer than our plan. 'j. Clearer! Humph, excuse me, if I see The matter you propose with other eyes. 'tis clear, I grant, the ground we might get on Such grounds, but how to utilize it for Our purposes, a riddle is to me. The difficulties we now face are small Indeed to others, which Such circumstance would breed. A. Oh bah, you know not what you say: Small-pox, - small-pox, bath the word N o charms to keenly sharpened ears like yours? J. Small-pox! Charms, the horrid word You rave, Or worse, you trifle; what have we with small-pox? A. We fatten like it on the ills of men, Foul humors, - this at least we have in common. Stay, hold! Don't go! I merely jest, pure mirth Is healthful, you well know; well, small-pox Has a deeper meaning than you think. J. Speak out then quick, how dim, obscure, you have Become I cannot idle here, if such Doth suit your purpose; A Still impatient, hold, I'll make it clear: the land obtained, we will Duly with meetful gravity propose The erection of a small-pox hospital, Of course, our human nature deeply stirred The while with lofty instincts; now, I see, Your eyes begin to twinkle, you must see The sequence of such skilled philanthropy. 'the district. Isjmost suitable for villa lots, And doth adjoin a spreading populous suburb. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Release date Australia
January 22nd, 2019
Pages
84
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Illustrations
Illustrations; Illustrations, black and white
Publisher
Forgotten Books
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Imprint
Forgotten Books
Dimensions
152x229x4
ISBN-13
9780243488148
Product ID
26723763

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