'The Grateful Impromptu'
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Description
From the autograph album of Christiana Weller (March 1844).
Creator
Dickens, Charles
Source
The Charles Dickens Museum, http://www.collections.dickensmuseum.com/object-a378.
British Library Newspapers
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British Library Newspapers, https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000035/18990605/064/0002. Some rights reserved. This work permits non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Bibliographic Citation
Dickens, Charles. 'The Grateful Impromptu.' Autograph Album of Christiana Weller (March 1844). Dickens Search. Eds. Emily Bell and Lydia Craig. Accessed [date]. https://dickenssearch.com/verse/1844-03_Christiana_Thompson_The_Grateful_Impromptu.
Transcription
I put in a book once, by hook or by crook,
The whole race (as I thought) of a "feller",
Who happily pleased the town's taste (much diseased),
– And the name of this person was Weller.
I find to my cost that one Weller I lost,
Cruel Destiny so to arrange it!
I love her dear name which has won me some fame,
But great Heaven how gladly I'd change it!
The whole race (as I thought) of a "feller",
Who happily pleased the town's taste (much diseased),
– And the name of this person was Weller.
I find to my cost that one Weller I lost,
Cruel Destiny so to arrange it!
I love her dear name which has won me some fame,
But great Heaven how gladly I'd change it!
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Files
Collection
Citation
Dickens, Charles, “'The Grateful Impromptu',” Dickens Search, accessed April 19, 2024, https://dickenssearch.com/verse/1844-03_Christiana_Thompson_The_Grateful_Impromptu.