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Poem
April 3, 1880
The Baltimore County Union
Towson, Baltimore County, Maryland
What is this article about?
Satirical poem depicting an American from North New Jersey who imitates English customs, dress, speech, and sports, signing his name J. Edmonds-Jones but originally Jim Jones. By Nellie G. Come in Scribner.
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An American Sketch.
His heart in all its twilight glow,
His trousers all of English kersey,
He always rows the English stroke
And yet he came from North New Jersey
He docks his horses' flowing tails,
He drives an English cart, with buttons;
His beard is like the Prince of Wales',
His eye-glass like the Earl of Mutton's.
His eating scarf is Oxford blue,
And cut-away his English coat is,
And when he speaks, oh, English too
The difficulty in his throat is.
He calls his cousins' dresses "frocks."
And rides upon an English nag
To hounds-although the English fox
Is started from a pudding-bag.
J. Edmonds-Jones he writes his name;
And yet, if you'll believe me, sirs, he
Was known as "Jim" Jones when he came
Some years ago from North New Jersey.
-Nellie G. Come, in Scribner.
His heart in all its twilight glow,
His trousers all of English kersey,
He always rows the English stroke
And yet he came from North New Jersey
He docks his horses' flowing tails,
He drives an English cart, with buttons;
His beard is like the Prince of Wales',
His eye-glass like the Earl of Mutton's.
His eating scarf is Oxford blue,
And cut-away his English coat is,
And when he speaks, oh, English too
The difficulty in his throat is.
He calls his cousins' dresses "frocks."
And rides upon an English nag
To hounds-although the English fox
Is started from a pudding-bag.
J. Edmonds-Jones he writes his name;
And yet, if you'll believe me, sirs, he
Was known as "Jim" Jones when he came
Some years ago from North New Jersey.
-Nellie G. Come, in Scribner.
What sub-type of article is it?
Satire
Epigram
What themes does it cover?
Satire Society
What keywords are associated?
American Satire
English Imitation
North New Jersey
Prince Of Wales
Jim Jones
Nellie G Come
What entities or persons were involved?
Nellie G. Come, In Scribner.
Poem Details
Title
An American Sketch.
Author
Nellie G. Come, In Scribner.
Subject
American Imitating English Manners
Key Lines
He Always Rows The English Stroke
And Yet He Came From North New Jersey
J. Edmonds Jones He Writes His Name;
And Yet, If You'll Believe Me, Sirs, He
Was Known As "Jim" Jones When He Came
Some Years Ago From North New Jersey.