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May Fair

In four cantos [by George Croly]

Croly, George (1780-1860)

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I.

CANTO I. THE MORNING VISIT.

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II.

CANTO II. THE DINNER.

DEDICATED TO LADY J---Y.

III.

CANTO III. THE AFTER-DINNER.

IV.

CANTO IV. THE MIDNIGHT DRIVE.

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Thus, your established man of jest,
Dreading to lose his very best,
His way by inuendo tries
Before he makes the grand surprize.