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The three tours of Doctor Syntax

In search of 1. The picturesque, 2. Of consolation, 3. Of a wife. The text complete. [By William Combe] With four illustrations

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The supper done, the chat began, And thus the conversation ran.
'Squire Hearty.—
“Though unexpected you are come,
I'm glad you think my house your home;
And if the proverb says what's true,
Which those old saws are apt to do,
The merry but unlook'd-for guest Full often proves to be the best:
But that's all one 'twixt you and me, And so with all sincerity,
I bid you welcome in my wine, In which your Hostess here will join.”