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Poem
August 7, 1860
Canton Weekly Register
Canton, Fulton County, Illinois
What is this article about?
Satirical poem and prose mocking a verbose Democratic Party speaker adopted from the county house, who draws crowds with eccentricity, worships Stephen Douglas as 'Cynosure,' and misuses dictionary words like 'promulge.' Includes incomplete verse on sea monsters and quotes from a learned rustic scene.
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"Very Like a Whale."
When ye monsters of ye deep
Their maker's praises spot,
Up from ye sands ye esdlings peep
And wag their tails abou
"words of learned length and thundering sound
Amazed the gazing rustics ranged around.
And still they gazed, and still the wonder grew
That one small head could carry all he knew."
The man who was adopted, through the county house, into the Democratic party, who "always draws such a h-l of a crowd, he's so d--d eccentric," and who worships Douglas, the "Cynosh-r," with his whole stomach, held forth last Saturday night at Democratic head-quarters. He is a perfect Samson at slaving dictionaries and piggers. "Gum," we hope you will redeem your concluding promise, and "promulge" often.
@Cynosure. The lesser Bear, or the star in the tail of the lesser Bear, near the North Pole.—(See Worcester's, or any other Dictionary.
When ye monsters of ye deep
Their maker's praises spot,
Up from ye sands ye esdlings peep
And wag their tails abou
"words of learned length and thundering sound
Amazed the gazing rustics ranged around.
And still they gazed, and still the wonder grew
That one small head could carry all he knew."
The man who was adopted, through the county house, into the Democratic party, who "always draws such a h-l of a crowd, he's so d--d eccentric," and who worships Douglas, the "Cynosh-r," with his whole stomach, held forth last Saturday night at Democratic head-quarters. He is a perfect Samson at slaving dictionaries and piggers. "Gum," we hope you will redeem your concluding promise, and "promulge" often.
@Cynosure. The lesser Bear, or the star in the tail of the lesser Bear, near the North Pole.—(See Worcester's, or any other Dictionary.
What sub-type of article is it?
Satire
Epigram
What themes does it cover?
Political
Satire Society
What keywords are associated?
Satire
Democratic Party
Stephen Douglas
Cynosure
Verbose Speaker
Dictionary Misuse
Political Mockery
Poem Details
Title
"Very Like A Whale."
Subject
Mocking A Verbose Democratic Speaker Worshipping Douglas
Form / Style
Mixed Verse And Prose With Rhymed Couplets
Key Lines
When Ye Monsters Of Ye Deep
Their Maker's Praises Spot,
Up From Ye Sands Ye Esdlings Peep
And Wag Their Tails Abou
"Words Of Learned Length And Thundering Sound
Amazed The Gazing Rustics Ranged Around.
And Still They Gazed, And Still The Wonder Grew
That One Small Head Could Carry All He Knew."
Who Worships Douglas, The "Cynosh R," With His Whole Stomach
He Is A Perfect Samson At Slaving Dictionaries And Piggers.
"Gum," We Hope You Will Redeem Your Concluding Promise, And "Promulge" Often.