bayonet-play

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Or would parts of The Excursion be more likely to create a furore? I have never recited in public before, and feel rather doubtful of my ability to "hold" the Victuallers. Mr. Faithful Unionist Sentry, loquitur: Faith! yes, a dilemma, no doubt, is the thing To stagger Big Bounce, in a fashion Socratic. I fancy I know now to plant a sharp sting, The success of my bayonet-play is emphatic.

Various - Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, July 4, 1891