Mirth and Metre consisting of Poems, Serious, Humorous, and Satirical; Songs, Sonnets, Ballads & Bagatelles. Written by C. Dibdin, Jun |
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At Lunnun, to th' theatres oft would I trudge,
For I reckons myself now a bit of a judge;
At a place called Uproar, their acting's odd stuff,
Tho' I must say their singers are decent enough;
But altho' the critics my judgment condemn,
Their dancers, I saw nothing decent in them.
Spoken.
For I reckons myself now a bit of a judge;
At a place called Uproar, their acting's odd stuff,
Tho' I must say their singers are decent enough;
But altho' the critics my judgment condemn,
Their dancers, I saw nothing decent in them.
[Ecod! the lady dancers were all the kick, and spun round so, they seemed determined to shew their agility. By gems, they made me feel rather—
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