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XVII. WHITWORTH'S VICARIOUS SUFFERINGS.
Whitworth's Soliloquy Thereupon.
Yes! I do suffer for the Jackanapes,—For more than one, that lead me into Scrapes;
In Paper-War they blunder, huff and vapour.
De'el take the Wars,—they'll ruin the poor Paper!
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Answer Thereunto.
Why for poor “Jackanapes” should Whitworth suffer,—For what belongs to “English Hal” the Huffer?
A true Original the Printer shielded:
He did not suffer; but alas! “poor De'el” did.
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