| Title |
To a Green Artillerist. |
| Publisher |
[New York] : Strong, N.Y. |
| Date |
[1861-1865?] |
| Description |
A Union soldier looks into the firing end of a cannon, and a cannonball lies at his feet. Seeking "the bubble reputation at
the cannon's mouth" means to search for military glory and is a reference to Shakespeare's "As You Like It." "Hog in armor"
is a term for awkward, clumsy people.
|
| Notes |
Text: Seeking, of course, "the bubble reputation / At the cannon's mouth," / To fight the righteous battles of the nation,
/ You go South. / Now, prithee, don't mistake your piece's muzzle / Madly, for its breech, / If the two ends should ever prove
a puzzle, / Ask which is which! / You look at present like a "hog in armor;" / May you "live and learn," / And having done
so, I'll be yours, my charmer, / When you return.
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| Genre |
Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Comic valentines. |
| Subject |
American wit and humor. |
|
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Artillerymen -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
| Has format |
TMP.objres.524.jpg |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
|
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616), As you like it. |
| Identifier |
Comic Valentines, 11.23 |
