Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-08-14
may not be uninteresting to the read
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A Dean and a Prebondary had once new
vagary.
And were at doubtful strife sir, which led the
better life, sir,
And was the better man.
The Dean cxclaims that, truly, since Blum
was so unruly.
He'd prove 10 his face, sir, that he had most
grace, sir
And so the fight began.
Then Reb. repledlike thunder, and roar'd out
twas no wonder.
Since Gods the Dean had three, sir, and more
by two than he, sir,
For he had got but one.
Now, while these two were raging, and in dis.
pute engaging,
The Master of tho Charter said both had caught
| tartar.
For God, sir there was none.
And all the books of Moses were nothing but
| supposes,
That he deserved rebuke, sir, who wrote the
Pentateuch, sir,
Twas nothing but sham.
That as for father Adam, with Mrs. Eve. his
madam.
And what the serpent spoke, sir, was nothing
but Joke, sir,
And well invented fam.
Thus In the battle royal, as none would take de-
NAL,
The Dame for which they strove, sir, could ne-
ther OF them love, sir,
| Since all had given offense.
She therefore syly waiting, left all three fools
prating,
And being IN fright, sir, religion took her
flight, sir,
And ne'er was heard OF since.
"Nicodemus'd into Nothing. This
saying, which has become quite
proverbialism, is from Sterne's Girls
tram Shandy," vol. l., chap. xix, p.
70. The whole sentence reads: "And
how many are there who might have
done exceeding well in the world,
had not their characters and spirits
been totally depressed and Nicode-
musd into nothing"
"Believe woman or an Epitaph."
In English Bards and Scotch Re-
viewers" Byron wrote;
As soon
Seek roses in December, ice in June.
Hope consistency in wind, or corn in chat,
Believe woman or an epitaph,
Or any other thing that's false, before
You trust in critics.
"Khedive."-A very old Arabic
regal title, formerly translated "King"
for English readers, but disused for Il
long series of years. 1t was received
lsmael |. In the order of precedence
It is higher than Viceroy, but not so
high as Sultan. The war in Egypt
has rendered the word familiar 10
American readers.
"Ow Army Swore Terribly in
Flanders. "-This expression Lau-
renee Sterne puts in the mouth Of
My Uncle Toby, in his '1ristram
Shandy," vol 3, chap. 8. "Ourarmy
swore terribly in Flanders" said the
redoubtable Toby, "but nothing to
this" The story of "'rristram Shan
dy" contains not only this hut many
other sayings that have been popular
for more than century.
"lf Had Donkey What
Wouldn't Go."-This line appears in
an old song, the "Drawing Room a
new version Of which first appeared
In the London "Puncl" for February
I, 1874, under the head of "a Polish
ell Poem" 1t opens thus:
II had an animal averse 10 speed,
Do you think III chastise him. No indeed!
But I'd give him some oats and say Proceed,
$50 on Reward"
every Dog His Day."-In Shakes
peare's Hamlet, act 5, scene |, occurs
the following: co..
Let Hercules himself do what he may,
The cat will new, and dog will have his day.
Henry Kingsby, born in England IN
l7SO, and who succeeded in winning
for himself reputation as facile
writer of fiction and poem, was the
author of the verses entitled "When
All the World is Young" the first
one of which is as follows:
When all the world is young, lad,
And all the trees are green,
And every goose swan, lad,
And every lass queen;
Then hey for boat and horse, lad,
And round the world away;
Young blood must have his course, lad
And every dog his day. ..l..
"Ieaven Sends Us Good Meat, but
the Devil Sends Cooks. This
phrase, the origin of which was re-
Gently enormously given in what is
considered authority on such subjects,
All the year round, forms the con-
Guiding line of an epigram on Oliver
Goldsmith by David Garrack:
Are these the choice dishes the doctor has sent
| . us?
Is this the great poet whose works to content
iiPhs Goldsmith's fine least who has written fine
books2
Heaven sends us good meat, but the devil sends
cooks,
"Salamander."-The name of rep
tile which, it is said, can endure more
injury of all kinds than any other
living thing. The limbs may be re-
moved, and in less than year they
will grow again; and the NEWBORN
ed limbs may in turn be amputated
and will in turn be replaced by 9TH
ers. Even the eye, when destroyed,
is said in time to be reproduced.
From this fact no doubt arose the
name "Salamander," as frequently
applied to those who distort their
bodies by all sort of conjuring, such
as swallowing swords, eating fire, etc.
External Vigilance is the Price of
Liberty. This phrase is given in all
books of questions as from an UNI
known author. Jefferson used it in
one of his letters, but only as quota
ton. The sentiment has been traced
to Cicero, who used il to give point
to one of his orations, but it is older
than his day, and "grew up" in
Greece.
"For Satan Finds Some Mischief
STILL" etc.-Ihe idea embodied by
Watts in his well-known couplet:
For Satan finds some mischief still Ed.
For idle hands to do,
was not original with this great ver-
sitter. Line LA of the old poem at
tributed to Phocylides has an idea
somewhat similar written some
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