The patron [The devil upon two sticks.--The maid of Bath.--The bankrupt] / [Samuel Foote].

  • Samuel Foote
Date:
1794
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Credit: The patron [The devil upon two sticks.--The maid of Bath.--The bankrupt] / [Samuel Foote]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    *2 Sir Pet. Perfectly. Something noble; expressive of—fashion. Bcv. Right. Sir Pet. Yes, I have been frequently told so. Bev. Not an absolute wit; but something infinite- ly better : an enjouement, a spirit, a Sir Pet. Gaiety. I was ever so from a child. Bev. In short, your dress, address, with a thou- sand other particulars that at present I can’t recol- lect. Sir Pet. Why, dear Bever, to tell thee the truth, I have always admir’d Miss Juliet, and a delicate creature site is: sweet as a sugarcane, straight as a bamboo, and her teeth as white as a negro’s. Bcv. Poetic, but true. Now only conceive, Sir Peter, such a plantation of perfections to be de- voured by that caterpillar, Rust. Bir Pet. A liquorish grub! Are pine-apples for such muckworms as he ? I’ll send him a jar of ci- trons and ginger, and poison the pipkin. Bev. No, no. Sir Pet. Or invite him to dinner, and mix rat’s- bane along with his curry. Bev. Not so precipitate: I think we may defeat him without any danger. Sir Pet. How, how? Bev. 1 have a thought—but we must settle the plan with the lady. Could not you give her the hi nr that I should be glad to see her a moment. Sir Pet. I’ll do it directly. Bev. But don t let Sir Thomas perceive you.
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