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MG-A(G.768.030
30 Jun 1768:11,12 (1190)
London, . . . April 27. A certain gentleman at Poplar, the
friend of the patriotic Wilkes, had last Tuesday a very
elegant dinner . . . [13 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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