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... smart , humorous , and polite , must by hard labour be able to retain in his ... lady or gentleman hath so well overcome this difficulty , as to be never at ... ladies , the whole exercise of the fan , fitted to the energy of every word ...
... smart , humorous , and polite , must by hard labour be able to retain in his ... lady or gentleman hath so well overcome this difficulty , as to be never at ... ladies , the whole exercise of the fan , fitted to the energy of every word ...
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... SMART , SIR JOHN LINGER , THE LADIES . LADY SMART , MISS NOTABLE , LADY ANSWERALL . MR . NEVEROUT , COLONEL ATWIT . ARGUMENT . ' LORD SPARKISH and COLONEL ATWIT meet in the morning upon the Mall : MR . NEVEROUT joins them : they all go ...
... SMART , SIR JOHN LINGER , THE LADIES . LADY SMART , MISS NOTABLE , LADY ANSWERALL . MR . NEVEROUT , COLONEL ATWIT . ARGUMENT . ' LORD SPARKISH and COLONEL ATWIT meet in the morning upon the Mall : MR . NEVEROUT joins them : they all go ...
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... Lady Smart's to break- fast . Neverout . Must ? Why , colonel , must's for the King . [ COL . offering in jest to draw his sword . Col. Have you spoke with all your friends ? Neverout . Colonel , as you're stout , be merciful . Ld ...
... Lady Smart's to break- fast . Neverout . Must ? Why , colonel , must's for the King . [ COL . offering in jest to draw his sword . Col. Have you spoke with all your friends ? Neverout . Colonel , as you're stout , be merciful . Ld ...
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... LADY SMART's Antechamber . LADY SMART and LADY ANSWERALL at the Tea - table . Lady Smart . My lord , your lordship's most humble servant . Ld . Sparkish . Madam , you spoke too late ; I was your ladyship's before . Lady Smart . Oh ...
... LADY SMART's Antechamber . LADY SMART and LADY ANSWERALL at the Tea - table . Lady Smart . My lord , your lordship's most humble servant . Ld . Sparkish . Madam , you spoke too late ; I was your ladyship's before . Lady Smart . Oh ...
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... Lady Smart . Come , let us leave off children's play , and come to push - pin . Miss . [ To LADY SMART . ] Pray , madam , give me some more sugar to my tea . Col. Oh ! miss , you must needs be very good humour'd , you love sweet things ...
... Lady Smart . Come , let us leave off children's play , and come to push - pin . Miss . [ To LADY SMART . ] Pray , madam , give me some more sugar to my tea . Col. Oh ! miss , you must needs be very good humour'd , you love sweet things ...
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