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CC-H.768.018
20 Jun 1768:41 (182)
London, April 26. A certain gentleman at Poplar, the friend
of the patriotic Wilkes, had last Tuesday a very elegant
dinner. . . [17 lines describing the prominence of number 45
in the food and furniture arrangements.] the whole concluded
with a ball in the evening, when, 45 ladies entered the
room, then the dances immediately began, and each lady was
saluted at the end of every dance, which were nine minuets
nine rigadoons, 9 cotillons, and 18 country dances, being in
the whole 45--after the ladies had been kissed round 45
times, and 45 couple of jellies were eaten, the company
retired with great mirth and festivity, at 45 minutes past 3
o'clock.
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