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The Bitter Cry of the Dramatic Critic.
'Tis the voice of the Critic
I hear him complain,
"One more afternoon!
Fools! they're at it again!
These dull _Matinées_!
Wretched plays I must see!
But, alas, 'tis no play,
And there's no peace for me!"
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"Le Sport" in Bouverie Street.
THE excellent columns of "This Morning's News" in the _Daily News_ the
other day were endowed with fresh interest by an announcement made with
respect to the Emperor of AUSTRIA. It runs thus:--
"When informed that on the Imperial preserves in the neighbourhood
of Vienna the first snipe had been seen, _the passionate huntsman_
said, 'I am exceedingly sorry, but I've no time for them this
week.'"
Every one has heard of "The Hunting of the Snark;" but this is the first
time reference has been publicly made to the hunting of the Snipe.
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