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Poem
December 14, 1793
The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
A humorous, satirical poem depicting the lively chaos of Derry Fair, featuring pedlars, hucksters, sutlers, beaux, bakers, fiddlers, dancers, crowds, races, gamblers, fighters, and auctions.
Clipping
OCR Quality
98%
Excellent
Full Text
HUMOURS OF DERRY FARE,
THREE or four pedlars, three or four packs,
Three or four hucksters, emptying sacks;
Three or four sutlers selling their gin,
Three or four sharpers, taking folks in;
Three or four beaux with three or four misses,
From which they expect three or four kisses,
Three or four bakers trafficking bread,
Three or four fiddlers pretty near dead;
Three or four children gotten by chance,
Three or four dozen at hipsy-faw dance;
Three or four hundred crowding the streets,
Three or four races, quarter mile heats;
Three or four sporters rattling cash,
Three or four high fellows cutting a dash;
Three or four fools stript to the buff,
Three or four noses bloody enough;
Three or four bullies bound over to court,
Three or four vendues closes the sport.
THREE or four pedlars, three or four packs,
Three or four hucksters, emptying sacks;
Three or four sutlers selling their gin,
Three or four sharpers, taking folks in;
Three or four beaux with three or four misses,
From which they expect three or four kisses,
Three or four bakers trafficking bread,
Three or four fiddlers pretty near dead;
Three or four children gotten by chance,
Three or four dozen at hipsy-faw dance;
Three or four hundred crowding the streets,
Three or four races, quarter mile heats;
Three or four sporters rattling cash,
Three or four high fellows cutting a dash;
Three or four fools stript to the buff,
Three or four noses bloody enough;
Three or four bullies bound over to court,
Three or four vendues closes the sport.
What sub-type of article is it?
Satire
Ballad
What themes does it cover?
Satire Society
Commerce Trade
What keywords are associated?
Derry Fair
Pedlars
Hucksters
Satire
Fair Chaos
Races
Brawls
Poem Details
Title
Humours Of Derry Fare
Subject
Derry Fair
Form / Style
Rhymed Couplets With Repetitive Structure
Key Lines
Three Or Four Pedlars, Three Or Four Packs,
Three Or Four Hucksters, Emptying Sacks;
Three Or Four Beaux With Three Or Four Misses,
From Which They Expect Three Or Four Kisses,