Punch's Derby Prophecy
Punch
Genre: | Essay, Drollery |
Subjects: | Amusement, Animal Behaviour |
Mr Punch's predictions for the imminent Derby horse race, containing his assessment of contemporary events as if they were horses. He spots 'Guerilla' who 'if you'd called him Gorilla, I shouldn't put a monkey on him', while 'Signalman' is not to be 'seen at his post', and 'Jack Frost is out of place in May, and won't be in a place at the finish'. |
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