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NYM(G.771.063
22 Apr 1771:22 (1017)
[London] Feb. 23. The King and Queen, and the young
Princes, were at the entertainment and ball given by the
Duke of Gloucester, on Monday last. Their Majesties danced
both country dances and cotillions. A young lady of
fashion, of his own age, danced with the Prince of Wales.
The King coming up and speaking to her, at one time, the
young Prince very gallantly observed, "Sir, this young lady
belongs to me; she has been engaged to dance with me for
some time past, your Majesty must not think of robbing me of
so amiable a little partner."--Another time in the same
evening the Prince taking Lord March by the hand, and
leading him up from the other end of the room, pleasantly
called out to the musicians, "Come, Gentlemen, play us Lord
March's Night-cap." There is actually a country dance so
termed.
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