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The Tuckish Hambasdor himself was not so much remarked as my shuperb turn out. "As a Millentary man, and a North Diddlesex Huzza, I was resolved to come to the ground on HOSSBACK.
I had Desparation phigd out as a charger, and got 4 Melentery dresses from Ollywell Street, in which I drest my 2 men (Fitzwarren, hout of livry, woodnt stand it,) and 2 fellers from Rimles, where my hosses stand at livry.
I rode up St. Jeames's Street, with my 4 Hadycongs--the people huzzaying--the gals waving their hankerchers, as if I were a Foring Prins--hall the winders crowdid to see me pass. "The guard must have taken me for a Hempror at least, when I came, for the drums beat, and the guard turned out and seluted me with presented harms. "What a momink of triumth it was! I sprung myjestickly from Desperation. I gav the rains to one of my horderlies, and, salewting the crowd, I past into the presnts of my Most Gracious Mrs. "You, peraps, may igspect that I should narrait at lenth the suckmstanzas of my hawjince with the British Crown.
But I am not one who would gratafy IMPUTTNINT CURAIOSATY.
Rispect for our reckonized instatewtions is my fust quallaty.
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