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Article EPILOGUE TO ALMEYDA, Page 1 of 1
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Epilogue To Almeyda,
EPILOGUE TO ALMEYDA ,
SPOKEN BY MR . KING , In a Crier ' s Gown , with a Bell
O YES ! O YES ! O YES 1 "OTHEREAS , on demand , it doth plainly appear » v That some wicked Wag—Odso ! iiow came I here » What a blund ' ring is this I one would think I were blind I Here I ' m got on before , when I should be behind . Rare work there , my friends I rare storming and fury ! - — No Epilogue * * coming to-night , I assure ye .
Sure never poor Author like ours has been crost When meant to be spoken , she found that ' twas lost . " Lost , Ma ' am I " says the Prompter , all p-ije at the sound : " Lost , Ma ' am I do you say ? " - was re-echoed around . " Lost 1 stol ' n 1 " she replied ; " ? tis in vain to deny it j " So , dear Mr . KING , be so good as to cry it !" The thought was an odd one 'll —did
, yousay , so I ; But when Ladies in treat , we are bound to comply . ' " ° YES . O YES 1 O YES ! irins again ^ " Be it known * J " To all it concerns—Wit , Critic , or Town , ¦ " That whoe ' er brings it . back , shall receive , —besides praise , " A handsome reward of a Crown too—of Bays : " Whereas , if detain'dheavy law-suits will follow
, , " And damage be su'd for—in Court of APOLLO . " Rare menaces these ! for , see , how it stands ! She'll indict you all round 1—so up with your hands . I'll examine each face too ! in truth , a fine show ! Whom first shall I try ? Oh , my friends here below : The Box claims precedence ,- but there I ' ve my fears Perhaps they'll demand to be tried by their PEERS . , Yetmethinks
, _ , when I view the fair Circle around , I ' m in hopes they'll not ask for what cannot be found . " An Epilogue stolen 1 " cries CRUSTY , out yonder , " A fine prize indeed ! who should steal if , I wonder . ' " He surely must be a strange dolt , who contested " A Bill on PARNASSUS , so often protested . " Nay , Sirs , 'tis a loss—so , pray you , don ' t flout it ! Good or bad , Custom ''_ all , and we can ' t do without it . Yet , in search of our Stray , I'll e ' en seek elsewhere ; There ' s no IVit in't , I ' m sure—so it cannot be there .
Tr . , , [ 1 anting to the Pit . " j Higher up , then ! [ To tbe Galleries . ] Hey ! what!—nay , come , I'll not wrong ye—Not one roguish Face can I spy out among ye ; But sound Hearts , and sound Heads , with too great a ' store Of Mirth in yourselves , to steal f ' rcmi the Poor : Ail good Men and true ! so I give U ; J the Cause ; And sincethen
, , our Bard can ' t bi ' mgyoii to the Laws , E ' en let her be the Culprit , and steal—your Applause . GOD SAVE THE KING ! [ Exit , ringing his Bell . }
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Epilogue To Almeyda,
EPILOGUE TO ALMEYDA ,
SPOKEN BY MR . KING , In a Crier ' s Gown , with a Bell
O YES ! O YES ! O YES 1 "OTHEREAS , on demand , it doth plainly appear » v That some wicked Wag—Odso ! iiow came I here » What a blund ' ring is this I one would think I were blind I Here I ' m got on before , when I should be behind . Rare work there , my friends I rare storming and fury ! - — No Epilogue * * coming to-night , I assure ye .
Sure never poor Author like ours has been crost When meant to be spoken , she found that ' twas lost . " Lost , Ma ' am I " says the Prompter , all p-ije at the sound : " Lost , Ma ' am I do you say ? " - was re-echoed around . " Lost 1 stol ' n 1 " she replied ; " ? tis in vain to deny it j " So , dear Mr . KING , be so good as to cry it !" The thought was an odd one 'll —did
, yousay , so I ; But when Ladies in treat , we are bound to comply . ' " ° YES . O YES 1 O YES ! irins again ^ " Be it known * J " To all it concerns—Wit , Critic , or Town , ¦ " That whoe ' er brings it . back , shall receive , —besides praise , " A handsome reward of a Crown too—of Bays : " Whereas , if detain'dheavy law-suits will follow
, , " And damage be su'd for—in Court of APOLLO . " Rare menaces these ! for , see , how it stands ! She'll indict you all round 1—so up with your hands . I'll examine each face too ! in truth , a fine show ! Whom first shall I try ? Oh , my friends here below : The Box claims precedence ,- but there I ' ve my fears Perhaps they'll demand to be tried by their PEERS . , Yetmethinks
, _ , when I view the fair Circle around , I ' m in hopes they'll not ask for what cannot be found . " An Epilogue stolen 1 " cries CRUSTY , out yonder , " A fine prize indeed ! who should steal if , I wonder . ' " He surely must be a strange dolt , who contested " A Bill on PARNASSUS , so often protested . " Nay , Sirs , 'tis a loss—so , pray you , don ' t flout it ! Good or bad , Custom ''_ all , and we can ' t do without it . Yet , in search of our Stray , I'll e ' en seek elsewhere ; There ' s no IVit in't , I ' m sure—so it cannot be there .
Tr . , , [ 1 anting to the Pit . " j Higher up , then ! [ To tbe Galleries . ] Hey ! what!—nay , come , I'll not wrong ye—Not one roguish Face can I spy out among ye ; But sound Hearts , and sound Heads , with too great a ' store Of Mirth in yourselves , to steal f ' rcmi the Poor : Ail good Men and true ! so I give U ; J the Cause ; And sincethen
, , our Bard can ' t bi ' mgyoii to the Laws , E ' en let her be the Culprit , and steal—your Applause . GOD SAVE THE KING ! [ Exit , ringing his Bell . }