Amusements serious and comical / calculated for the meridian of London. By Mr. Brown.

  • Tom Brown
Date:
1700
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Amusements serious and comical / calculated for the meridian of London. By Mr. Brown. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [ai] nion that he has W7zt in abundance. His Phyfiognomy Talks, his Air Per- fwades, but all his Eloquence lies in the Fine Outfde he makes ; and as foon as the Spark has fhewd himfelf; he has concluded his Speech. Fis a thou- fand pitties that Nature had not time enough to finifh her Workmanhhip. upon an Outfide fo Prepofleffing us in his Favour, the Idleft Tales from his Mouth wov’d have pafs’d for the moft Ingenious Story inthe World. But our Ladies now begin to be weary of holding a longer Difcourfe with their Idol, Allof ’em refolwd, if they muft {peak, to fpeak with fome Body that would anfwer them again, and not with a Statue. Our Beau re- upon nothing but how to difplay his Charms to the beft advantage. Heis | at firft view enamour'd witha Pretty Lady whom hefaw inthe Room. He Befieges her with his Eyes, he Ogles ather, he Prims and Plumes himfelf,. and at laft he Boards her. | This Lady is very Referved, and tho’ our Gentleman appear very Charming to her, yet fhe is not fur- | We: prized
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