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Literary
November 16, 1816
Richmond Enquirer
Richmond, Richmond County, Virginia
What is this article about?
Satirical poem from Moore's Blue-Stocking mocking orator Puff's split voice in speeches and his drunken fall into a saw-pit, crying 'Sinking fund' while an Irishman jests at his dual tones.
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[From Moore's Blue-Stocking.]
LONG.
Your Orator Puff had a tie in his voice.
The one squeaking thus, and the other down so:
In each sentence he utter'd he gave you your choice,
For one half was B flat, and the rest G below.
Oh! oh! orator Puff.
One voice for one-orator's surely enough.
But he still talk'd away, spite of coughs & of frowns,
So distracting all ears with his ups and his downs,
That a wag once, on hearing the orator say
"My voice is or war." asked him "which of them pray
Oh! oh! &c.
Reeling homewards, one evening, top-heavy with gin,
And rehearsing his speech on the weight of the crown.
He tripp'd near a saw-pit, and tumbled right in.
"Sinking fund," the last words as his noddle came down!
Oh! oh! &c.
"Good lord!" he exclaim'd, in his high and low tones,
"Help me out—help me out—I have broken my bones!"
"Help you out!" said a paddy who pass'd. "what a bother!
why there is enough of you there; can't you help one another?"
Oh! oh! orator Puff,
One voice for one orator's surely enough.
LONG.
Your Orator Puff had a tie in his voice.
The one squeaking thus, and the other down so:
In each sentence he utter'd he gave you your choice,
For one half was B flat, and the rest G below.
Oh! oh! orator Puff.
One voice for one-orator's surely enough.
But he still talk'd away, spite of coughs & of frowns,
So distracting all ears with his ups and his downs,
That a wag once, on hearing the orator say
"My voice is or war." asked him "which of them pray
Oh! oh! &c.
Reeling homewards, one evening, top-heavy with gin,
And rehearsing his speech on the weight of the crown.
He tripp'd near a saw-pit, and tumbled right in.
"Sinking fund," the last words as his noddle came down!
Oh! oh! &c.
"Good lord!" he exclaim'd, in his high and low tones,
"Help me out—help me out—I have broken my bones!"
"Help you out!" said a paddy who pass'd. "what a bother!
why there is enough of you there; can't you help one another?"
Oh! oh! orator Puff,
One voice for one orator's surely enough.
What sub-type of article is it?
Poem
Satire
What themes does it cover?
Political
What keywords are associated?
Orator Puff
Dual Voice
Sinking Fund
Political Satire
Humorous Mishap
What entities or persons were involved?
[From Moore's Blue Stocking.]
Literary Details
Title
Long.
Author
[From Moore's Blue Stocking.]
Form / Style
Humorous Verse Satire On An Orator
Key Lines
Yr. Orator Puff Had A Tie In His Voice.
The One Squeaking Thus, And The Other Down So:
"Sinking Fund," The Last Words As His Noddle Came Down!
"Help You Out!" Said A Paddy Who Pass'd. "What A Bother!
Why There Is Enough Of You There; Can't You Help One Another?"