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BNL.768.030
9 Jun 1768:31 (3375)
London, April 26. A certain gentleman at Poplar, the friend
of the patriotick Wilkes, had last Tuesday a very elegant
dinner . . . [16 lines describing the prominence of number
45 in the food and furniture arrangements.] the whole
concluded with a ball in the evening, when, 45 ladies
entered the room, then the dances immediately began, and
each lady was saluted at the end of every dance, which were
nine minuets, nine rigadoons, nine cotillons, and 18 country
dances, being in the whole 45--after the ladies had been
kissed round 45 times, and 45 couple of jellies were eaten,
the company retired with great mirth and festivity, at 45
minutes past 3 o'clock. --Ledger.
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