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BEP(F.737.009
14 Mar 1737:22,31 (83)
London, December 4. The following epigram having been
publish'd some time since, upon the two late famous
theatrical contests at London and Paris, it was re-publish'd
on Saturday last, with an answer annex'd; made, we suppose,
by one of our modern treaty hunters, both which we shall
give our readers as follows, viz.
An Epigram on the Late Battle of the Female Dancers at
Paris; and on the Two Rival Ladies, for the part of Polly,
here.
Two rivals in theatrick fame
Fell out in France,----and fight;
Two nymphs in England did the same,
But cooler chuse to write.
. . . [4 lines, plus 10 more under the title] Answered. . .
But as soon as this answer appear'd in publick, we hear
that a gentleman, upon first reading it at a coffee-house
near Temple-Bar, alter'd the last stanza as follows, viz.
Our courage oft' to France we've shewn;
As oft our Folly in our treating:
But your examples prove we're grown
More fond of treating than of fighting.
. . . [1 more para.]
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