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16 The FILLJGE OVERA. AaiL
Brtip. No, fomething near it; I have chofen a more agree-
able Fellow for her.
File, Who ?
Brujh. My Self.
File. You*re right.
Brulb. 1 like RofelU.
File. You have my Cbnfent.
BruJh. I will touch her Fortune.
File. Extreamly well !
BruJh. And before the Affair can be examined, brufli.
File. Explain this Article a little.
BruJh. Why Co>
File. You talk of bruihing with the Fortune, and not one
Word of me in this Affair j we will correct the Plan a little
here, if you pleafe.
Brujj. O dear,. Sir, you muft Ihare, that is plain ; it will ap*
pear in the Spirit of the Treaty.
File. Let it be underftood in the Letter.
- BruJh. Well then, we brufh together, and (hare the Rhino.
File. On this Condition i am your Croupier ; 'tis a bold
Stroke, I confels, but I find my Courage revives ; I was born
for great Affairs. Where (hall we retire with the Cole?
BruJh. To little London^ the Wood of the World.
File. What kind pf a Man is this Sir Nicholas IVifeacre ?
BruJh. A Citizen turn'd Gentleman ; pofitive and pragmati-
cal; a little Genius.
File. And my Lady
BruJh. A vain old painted Piece of Houfhold-ftuff, to be gui»
ded any way by Flattery. *"
F^le. Enough ! but where (hall we get Cloaths ?
BruJh. I have my Matter's very Wedding-Cloaths in my Cu-
flody, in the Houfe where I lodge in tjlls Village, and they fit
me to a Hair. .'^"
File. Enough. I had it in my Power once to make my For-
tune by Flattery; I was Porter.«t a great Gate; but I faw
fomething fo mean and unmanly in the Methods of ri(ing, that
way-
Bru/h. Servile ! extreamly Servile ! The Sight of a Levee
wou'd furfeit a Man of Spirit or Genius.
AlB,
Brtip. No, fomething near it; I have chofen a more agree-
able Fellow for her.
File, Who ?
Brujh. My Self.
File. You*re right.
Brulb. 1 like RofelU.
File. You have my Cbnfent.
BruJh. I will touch her Fortune.
File. Extreamly well !
BruJh. And before the Affair can be examined, brufli.
File. Explain this Article a little.
BruJh. Why Co>
File. You talk of bruihing with the Fortune, and not one
Word of me in this Affair j we will correct the Plan a little
here, if you pleafe.
Brujj. O dear,. Sir, you muft Ihare, that is plain ; it will ap*
pear in the Spirit of the Treaty.
File. Let it be underftood in the Letter.
- BruJh. Well then, we brufh together, and (hare the Rhino.
File. On this Condition i am your Croupier ; 'tis a bold
Stroke, I confels, but I find my Courage revives ; I was born
for great Affairs. Where (hall we retire with the Cole?
BruJh. To little London^ the Wood of the World.
File. What kind pf a Man is this Sir Nicholas IVifeacre ?
BruJh. A Citizen turn'd Gentleman ; pofitive and pragmati-
cal; a little Genius.
File. And my Lady
BruJh. A vain old painted Piece of Houfhold-ftuff, to be gui»
ded any way by Flattery. *"
F^le. Enough ! but where (hall we get Cloaths ?
BruJh. I have my Matter's very Wedding-Cloaths in my Cu-
flody, in the Houfe where I lodge in tjlls Village, and they fit
me to a Hair. .'^"
File. Enough. I had it in my Power once to make my For-
tune by Flattery; I was Porter.«t a great Gate; but I faw
fomething fo mean and unmanly in the Methods of ri(ing, that
way-
Bru/h. Servile ! extreamly Servile ! The Sight of a Levee
wou'd furfeit a Man of Spirit or Genius.
AlB,
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| Description | As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal, by His Majesty's servants. Written by Mr. Johnson. To which is added the music to each song. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.179 |
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| Description | Scottish songs and music of the 18th and early 19th centuries, including music for the Highland bagpipe. These are selected items from the collection of John Glen (1833 to 1904). Also includes a few manuscripts, some treatises, and other books on the subject. |
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| Description | The Glen Collection and the Inglis Collection represent mainly 18th and 19th century Scottish music, including Scottish songs. The collections of Berlioz and Verdi collected by bibliographer Cecil Hopkinson contain contemporary and later editions of the works of the two composers Berlioz and Verdi. |
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