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NYGWPB.754.044
25 Nov 1754:22,23 (617)
PROLOGUE TO PHILOSOPHICAL EXERCISES AT PHILADELPHIA,
NOVEMBER 12, 1754, SPOKEN BY MR. JACOB DUCHE.
She comes! she comes! ye nine, strike every string,
Till yonder arch with gratulation ring!
From distant realms, philosophy serene,
The heaven taught nurse of ev'ry muse's strain,
. . . [50 more lines]
EPILOGUE TO THE SAME; Spoken by Master Billy Hamilton.
Ladies! ther'e something happen'd now so queer,
You'll scarce believe it---what I already sneer?
If that's the case before the joke comes out,
When it appears, you'll split your sides I doubt.
. . . [27 lines]
They'll act for you---some more engaging play.
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