[The History of John Bull by John Arbuthnot]@TWC D-Link bookThe History of John Bull CHAPTER VIII 11/14
"Nay," says he, "there is opium in this, I am sure." * Garth, the Low Church party.
Ratcliff, High Church party. ** Van Ptschirnsooker, a bishop at that time, a great dealer in politics and physic. MRS.
BULL .-- I hope you examined a little into this matter? JOHN BULL .-- I did, indeed, and discovered a great mystery of iniquity. The witnesses made oath that they had heard some of the liverymen* frequently railing at their mistress.
They said she was a troublesome fiddle-faddle old woman, and so ceremonious that there was no bearing of her.
They were so plagued with bowing and cringing as they went in and out of the room that their backs ached.
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