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MG-A(G.766.001
13 Mar 1766:12 (1070)
London. A gentleman of the highest theatrical eminence,
lately having made great interest to obtain his Majesty's
pardon (which has been most graciously granted) for Turbott,
under sentence of death for stealing a silver cup; a person
asked one of the players, remarkable for his drollery, what
the delinquent was condemn'd for; to which the actor
replied, "Only for taking a cup too much, which as my friend
Joe Miller has observed on a like occasion, has been the
case of many an honest fellow."
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