Smith, Horatio THE MIDSUMMER MEDLEY FOR 1830. A SERIES OF COMIC TALES, SKETCHES, AND FUGITIVE VAGARIES, IN PROSE AND VERSE. BY THE AUTHOR OF "BRAMBLETYE HOUSE," &c. &c. "It is a good thing to laugh at any rate; and if a straw can tickle DRYDEN. IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. I. LONDON: HENRY COLBURN AND RICHARD BENTLEY, NEW BURLINGTON STREET. PREFACE. 952 3651 mi V. 1 Case * CRITICS are constantly telling us to look at the external world-to hold the mirror up to Nature. We have done so and lo! she reflects us back a Midsummer Medley, of mingled weeds and wild flowers, whispering to us from yonder tuft of Heartsease that light reading is the most appropriate for light days; that the holiday season should be kept, not only in our schools, but in our fancies, by a temporary relaxation from our graver literature; that a little playfulness and frivolity, varied occasionally by a more €45237 |
