Gentlemen, has it ever been said of Paul Lovett that he heard of a prize and forgot to tell you of his news?
['Never! never!' loud cheering.] Has it ever been said of him that he sent others to seize the booty, and stayed at home to think how it should be spent?
['No! no!' repeated cheers.] Has it ever been said of him that he took less share than his due of your danger, and more of your guineas?
[Cries in the negative, accompanied with vehement applause.] Gentlemen, I thank you for these flattering and audible testimonials in my favour; but the points on which I have dwelt, however necessary to my honour, would prove but little for my merits; they might be worthy notice in your comrade, you demand more subtle duties in your chief.

Gentlemen, has it ever been said of Paul Lovett that he sent out brave men on forlorn hopes; that he hazarded your own heads by rash attempts in acquiring pictures of King George's; that zeal, in short, was greater in him than caution, or that his love of a quid (A guinea) ever made him neglectful of your just aversion to a quod?
(A prison) [Unanimous cheering.] "Gentlemen, since I have had the honour to preside over your welfare, Fortune, which favours the bold, has not been unmerciful to you! But three of our companions have been missed from our peaceful festivities.
One, gentlemen, I myself expelled from our corps for ungentlemanlike practices; he picked pockets of fogles, (handkerchiefs)--it was a vulgar employment.

Some of you, gentlemen, have done the same for amusement; Jack Littlefork did it for occupation.

I expostulated with him in public and in private; Mr.Pepper cut his society; Mr.Tomlinson read him an essay on Real Greatness of Soul: all was in vain.

He was pumped by the mob for the theft of a bird's-eye wipe.