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Oh, Dear Me, You Think Yourself Grand,
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William H. Helfand Comic Valentine Collection
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Title
Oh, Dear Me, You Think Yourself Grand,
Publisher
[S.l. : s.n.]
Date
[between 1840 and 1880?]
Description
A coachman wearing a hat and coat with epaulets stands by a carriage and holds a stick. "Monkey's share" can refer to the term monkey's money, meaning payment in kind.
Notes
Text: Oh, dear me, you think yourself grand, / Standing et my lord’s door with stick in hand, / My lot with you I would not fix, / For the sight of you makes me feel sick, / Bowing here, scraping there / Sometimes you get the Monkey’s share.
Cf. Valentine 15.42
Genre
Caricatures and cartoons.
Comic valentines.
Subject
American wit and humor.
Carriages -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Pride and vanity -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Clothing and dress -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Has format
TMP.objres.104.jpg
Provenance
Helfand, William H..
Identifier
Comic Valentines, 15.41
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William H. Helfand Comic Valentine Collection
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