Project Gutenberg 2007-02-11 Public domain in the USA. 174 Hurlothrumbo Thrumbo, Hurlo Guffey, George Robert 1932 The Merry-Thought: or the Glass-Window and Bog-House Miscellany. Part 1 Produced by Louise Hope, David Starner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Merry-Thought: or the Glass-Window and Bog-House Miscellany. Part 1" is a collection of satirical poetry and humorous writings compiled by an anonymous author known as Hurlo Thrumbo, published in the early 18th century. The book draws from graffiti and inscriptions supposedly made with diamonds on drinking glasses and windows, often in taverns and public places. It captures the spirit of the early 1700s, a time when social class distinctions were prominent yet often humorously blurred through shared human experiences portrayed in these poems. The content of the book is a lively assortment of comedic epigrams, clever wordplay, and raucous observations about love, drunkenness, and social interactions. Each piece, often set in the context of pub culture and common daily life, employs a tongue-in-cheek tone to comment on the foibles of both the elite and the common folk. Themes of amorous pursuits, character sketches, and playful jabs at societal norms create a rich tapestry of early 18th-century wit, making it an amusing reflection on human behavior and the quirks of social etiquette. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en English poetry -- 18th century Graffiti -- England -- History -- 18th century GT Text Category: Poetry Category: Humour Category: British Literature 100742 2025-08-08T13:57:16.252367 text/html 97078 2007-02-10T16:05:28 text/html 172620 2025-08-08T13:57:23.550318 application/epub+zip 171079 2025-08-08T13:57:19.936356 application/epub+zip 103066 2025-08-08T13:57:18.552344 application/epub+zip 424478 2025-08-08T13:57:26.000339 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 412672 2025-08-08T13:57:22.593344 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 192720 2022-08-09T12:25:24.020210 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 72912 2025-08-08T13:57:15.629356 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 72860 2007-02-10T16:05:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18815 2025-08-08T13:57:26.138310 application/rdf+xml 24646 2025-08-08T13:57:19.049354 image/jpeg 4392 2025-08-08T13:57:18.800342 image/jpeg 74615 2007-02-10T16:05:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 29091 2007-02-10T16:05:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 171690 2025-08-08T13:57:16.265367 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia