'To Mr. Hicks'
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From a letter to Charles Hicks (26 July 1837).
Creator
Dickens, Charles
Source
'To Charles Hicks.' Letter to Charles Hicks. (26 July 1837). The Letters of Charles Dickens. The Pilgrim Edition. Edited by Madeline House and Graham Storey. Volume 1 (1820-1839), p. 287. Oxford University Press, 1965.
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Bibliographic Citation
Dickens, Charles. 'To Charles Hicks' (2 June 1840). Dickens Search. Eds. Emily Bell and Lydia Craig. Accessed [date]. https://dickenssearch.com/verse/1837-07-26_Letter_To_Charles_Hicks_Poem.
Transcription
Oh Mr. Hick
– S, I’m heartily sick
Of this sixteenth Pickwick
Which is just in the nick
For the publishing trick,
And will read nice and slick,
If you’ll only be quick.
I don’t write on tick,
That’s my comfort, Avick!
– S, I’m heartily sick
Of this sixteenth Pickwick
Which is just in the nick
For the publishing trick,
And will read nice and slick,
If you’ll only be quick.
I don’t write on tick,
That’s my comfort, Avick!
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TEI File
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Citation
Dickens, Charles, “'To Mr. Hicks',” Dickens Search, accessed May 2, 2024, https://www.dickenssearch.com/verse/1837-07-26_Letter_To_Charles_Hicks_Poem.