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RNYG.781.115
20 Jun 1781:33 (493)
A Bull Baiting, After the true English Manner.
Taurus will be brought to the ring at half past three
o'clock; some good dogs are already provided, but every
assistance of that sort will be esteemed a favour.
A dinner exactly British will be upon Loosley's table at
11 o'clock, after which there is not the least doubt but
that the song called "O! the Roast Beef of Old England,!
will be sung with harmony and glee.
This notice gives to all who covet
Baiting the Bull, and dearly love it:
To-morrow's very afternoon,
At three--or rather not so soon--
A Bull of magnitude and spirit
Will dare the dogs presuming merit.
Taurus is steel to the back bone,
And Canine cunning does disown.
True British blood runs thro' his veins,
And barking numbers be disdains.
Sooner than knavish dogs shall rule,
He'll prove himself a true John Bull.
Brooklyn-Hall,
June 19, 1781
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