Henry, A New Year's address of Richard and George (ca1787)
Before the friends of Mr . Power B-IH-F-AO-R DH-AH F-R-EH-N-D-Z AH-V M-IH-S-T-ER P-AW-ER In this good-natur'd happy hour IH-N DH-IH-S G-UH-D-N-EY-CH-ER-D HH-AE-P-IY AW-ER Respectfully we both appear R-IH-S-P-EH-K-T-F-AH-L-IY W-IY B-OW-TH AH-P-IH-R And wish you all a Happy Year . AH-N-D W-IH-SH Y-UW AO-L AH HH-AE-P-IY Y-IH-R You see in us a brace of chickens Y-UW S-IY IH-N AH-S AH B-R-EY-S AH-V CH-IH-K-AH-N-Z Who , as the plot of nations thickens , HH-UW AE-Z DH-AH P-L-AA-T AH-V N-EY-SH-AH-N-Z TH-IH-K-AH-N-Z Deal at your doors each Wednesday morn D-IY-L AE-T Y-AO-R D-AO-R-Z IY-CH W-EH-N-Z-D-IY M-AO-R-N The sun-shine of the week - or storm . DH-AH S-AH-N-SH-AY-N AH-V DH-AH W-IY-K AO-R S-T-AO-R-M When earth quakes make old chimnies rattle W-EH-N ER-TH K-W-EY-K-S M-EY-K OW-L-D CH-IH-M-N-IY-Z R-AE-T-AH-L Or gossips in a corner tattle AO-R G-AA-S-AH-P-S IH-N AH K-AO-R-N-ER T-AE-T-AH-L Or twenty pumpkins in a row AO-R T-W-EH-N-T-IY P-AH-M-P-K-AH-N-Z IH-N AH R-OW Enormous on one tendril grow . IH-N-AO-R-M-AH-S AA-N W-AH-N T-EH-N-D-R-IH-L G-R-OW When flush'd with wine ( the modern nectar ) W-EH-N F-L-AH-SH-T W-IH-DH W-AY-N DH-AH M-AA-D-ER-N N-EH-K-T-ER Two Beaus as bluff & bold as Hector T-UW B-OW-Z AE-Z B-L-AH-F AH-N-D B-OW-L-D AE-Z HH-EH-K-T-ER Like lions meet and nobly dare L-AY-K L-AY-AH-N-Z M-IY-T AH-N-D N-AA-B-L-IY D-EH-R To flash their pistols in the air . T-UW F-L-AE-SH DH-EH-R P-IH-S-T-AH-L-Z IH-N DH-AH EH-R When sons of Neptune stoutly try W-EH-N S-AH-N-Z AH-V N-EH-P-T-UW-N S-T-AW-T-L-IY T-R-AY Who shall affirm the toughest lye HH-UW SH-AE-L AH-F-ER-M DH-AH T-AH-F-AH-S-T L-AY And swear they saw a fish , complete AH-N-D S-W-EH-R DH-EY S-AO AH F-IH-SH K-AH-M-P-L-IY-T From stem to stern , twelve thousand feet . F-R-AH-M S-T-EH-M T-UW S-T-ER-N T-W-EH-L-V TH-AW-Z-AH-N-D F-IY-T When three grim tygers make their dinners W-EH-N TH-R-IY G-R-IH-M T-AY-G-ER-Z M-EY-K DH-EH-R D-IH-N-ER-Z Upon at least a dozen sinners AH-P-AA-N AE-T L-IY-S-T AH D-AH-Z-AH-N S-IH-N-ER-Z When Cupid's arrows don't miscarry W-EH-N K-Y-UW-P-IH-D-Z AE-R-OW-Z B-AH-L-IH-N-D-AH-Z M-IH-S-K-EH-R-IY And lovers meet - & meeting marry : AH-N-D L-AH-V-ER-Z M-IY-T AH-N-D M-IY-T-IH-NG M-EH-R-IY When these events and thousands more W-EH-N DH-IY-Z IH-V-EH-N-T-S AH-N-D TH-AW-Z-AH-N-D-Z M-AO-R Are acted - or not acted o'er AA-R AE-K-T-AH-D AO-R N-AA-T AE-K-T-AH-D AO-R The Country Journal ever ready DH-AH K-AH-N-T-R-IY JH-ER-N-AH-L EH-V-ER R-EH-D-IY To seize its prey , all keen and steady T-UW S-IY-Z IH-T-S P-R-EY AO-L K-IY-N AH-N-D S-T-EH-D-IY Pursues the tidings as they rise , P-ER-S-UW-Z DH-AH T-AY-D-IH-NG-Z AE-Z DH-EY R-AY-Z And plunders all as lawful prize : AH-N-D P-L-AH-N-D-ER-Z AO-L AE-Z L-AO-F-AH-L P-R-AY-Z While we , the mercuries of the day , W-AY-L W-IY DH-AH M-ER-K-Y-ER-IY-Z AH-V DH-AH D-EY Deliver at your feet the prey . D-IH-L-IH-V-ER AE-T Y-AO-R F-IY-T DH-AH P-R-EY Tho suns shine clear , or tempests growl , DH-OW S-AH-N-Z SH-AY-N K-L-IH-R AO-R T-EH-M-P-AH-S-T-S G-R-AW-L Mild zephyrs fan or whirlwinds howl ; M-AY-L-D Z-EH-F-ER-Z F-AE-N AO-R W-ER-L-W-IH-N-D-Z HH-AW-L Tho cold snows fly , or hailstones rattle DH-OW K-OW-L-D S-N-OW-Z F-L-AY AO-R HH-EY-L-S-T-OW-N-Z R-AE-T-AH-L And ev'ry element's in battle : AH-N-D EH-V-R-IY K-Y-UW-P-IH-D-Z IH-N B-AE-T-AH-L Thro thick and thin and thin and thick TH-R-UW TH-IH-K AH-N-D TH-IH-N AH-N-D TH-IH-N AH-N-D TH-IH-K Go flound'ring on poor George and Dick ! G-OW F-L-AW-N-D-ER-IH-NG AA-N P-UW-R JH-AO-R-JH AH-N-D D-IH-K Nor care a button for disasters N-AO-R K-EH-R AH B-AH-T-AH-N F-AO-R D-IH-Z-AE-S-T-ER-Z So you're contented gentle masters . S-OW Y-AO-R K-AH-N-T-EH-N-T-AH-D JH-EH-N-T-AH-L M-AE-S-T-ER-Z And now the end of all this clatter AH-N-D N-AW DH-AH EH-N-D AH-V AO-L DH-IH-S K-L-AE-T-ER Is but a small and trifling matter ; IH-Z B-AH-T AH S-M-AO-L AH-N-D T-R-AY-F-L-IH-NG M-AE-T-ER A puny six pence or a shilling AH P-Y-UW-N-IY S-IH-K-S P-EH-N-S AO-R AH SH-IH-L-IH-NG From willing souls to souls as willing . F-R-AH-M W-IH-L-IH-NG S-OW-L-Z T-UW S-OW-L-Z AE-Z W-IH-L-IH-NG And here to you our gen'rous donors AH-N-D HH-IY-R T-UW Y-UW AW-ER JH-EH-N-R-AH-S D-OW-N-ER-Z We pledge our sacred words of honours W-IY P-L-EH-JH AW-ER S-EY-K-R-AH-D W-ER-D-Z AH-V AA-N-ER-Z No valrous rooster by our deed N-OW V-AE-L-R-AH-S R-UW-S-T-ER B-AY AW-ER D-IY-D Shall on the field of battle bleed . SH-AE-L AA-N DH-AH F-IY-L-D AH-V B-AE-T-AH-L B-L-IY-D Nor by our too-well-aimed ball N-AO-R B-AY AW-ER T-UW-W-EH-L-EY-M-D B-AO-L The hapless , flutt'ring turkey fall : DH-AH HH-AE-P-L-AH-S F-L-AH-T-R-IH-NG T-ER-K-IY F-AO-L No deep-charged muskets thund'ring roar N-OW D-IY-P-CH-AA-R-JH-D M-AH-S-K-AH-T-Z TH-AH-N-D-R-IH-NG R-AO-R Beneath the peaceful burghers door , B-IH-N-IY-TH DH-AH P-IY-S-F-AH-L B-ER-G-ER-Z D-AO-R Shall tell the sleeping folks within SH-AE-L T-EH-L DH-AH S-L-IY-P-IH-NG F-OW-K-S W-IH-DH-IH-N That mighty New Year doth begin . DH-AE-T M-AY-T-IY N-UW Y-IH-R D-AO-TH B-IH-G-IH-N Like civil ( chubs ) we will retire L-AY-K S-IH-V-AH-L CH-AH-B-Z W-IY W-IH-L R-IH-T-AY-R And by a snug and social fire AH-N-D B-AY AH S-N-AH-G AH-N-D S-OW-SH-AH-L F-AY-ER With cakes of season on the board W-IH-DH K-EY-K-S AH-V S-IY-Z-AH-N AA-N DH-AH B-AO-R-D Collected from each housewife's hoard K-AH-L-EH-K-T-AH-D F-R-AH-M IY-CH HH-AW-S-W-AY-F-S HH-AO-R-D We'll push the glass of mead about W-IY-L P-UH-SH DH-AH G-L-AE-S AH-V M-IY-D AH-B-AW-T And laugh the tedious ev'ning out . AH-N-D L-AE-F DH-AH T-IY-D-IY-AH-S IY-V-N-IH-NG AW-T