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BC.770.063
21-24 May 1770:1681 (199)
Sir, Could a man entirely divest himself of all regard for
his country, it would be matter of amusement to him to
observe the different effect which the approach of Mr.
Wilkes's enlargement out of prison has upon different
people. . . [11 lines] Others, who have made use of Mr.
Wilkes merely as a puppet, and played him off, occasionally,
to promote their own views of interest and ambition, are
afraid when they get him home, that he will lose all his
entertaining qualities: and prove like Punch, which an
honest Irishman purchased at a puppet show for his wit and
humour; a mere piece of lumber, ficulnus, et inutile lignum.
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