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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: especially of that distinguished and learned body, heretofore celebrated under the appellation of (i the North-river Society. The thrice valiant and renowned Don Quixote never made such work amongst the wool-clad warriors of Trapoban, or the puppets of the itinerant showman, as we promise to make amongst these fine fellows; and we pledge ourselves to the public in general, and the Albany skippers in particular, that the North-river shall not be set on fire this winter at least, for we shall (jive the authors of that nefarious scheme ample employment for some time to come. PROCLAMATION, FROM THE MILL OF PINDAR COCKLOFT, ESQ. To all the young belles who enliven our scene, From ripe five-and-forty, to blooming fifteen; Who racket at routs, and who rattle at plays, Who visit, and fidget, and dance out their days; Who conquer all hearts with a shot from the eye, Who freeze with a frown, and who thaw with a sigh: ? To all.those bright youths who embellish the age, Whether young boys, or old boys, or numskull or sage; Whether dull dogs, who cringe at their mistress' feet, Who sigh and who whine, and who try to look sweet; Whether tough dogs, who squat down stock-still in a row, And play wooden gentlemen stuck up for show; Or sad dogs, who glory in running their rigs, Now dash in their sleighs, and now whirl in their gigs; Who riot at Dyde's on imperial champaign, And then scour our city?the peace to maintain: To whome'er it concerns or may happen to meet, By these presents their worships I lovingly greet. Now know ye, that I, Pindar Cockloft, esquire, Am laureate appointed at special desire;? A censor, self-dubb'd, to admonish the fair, And tenderly take the town under my care. I'm a ci-devant beau, cousin Launcelot has said? A remnant of habits long vanish'd and dead...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217043700 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217043704 |
| Weight | 0.68 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.47 In |
| List Price | $19.99 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 204 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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