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SCAGG.772.034
13-20 Apr 1772:13, 14 (15/705)
[The following is a short excerpt from a "play, " actually a
political editorial aimed at Alderman Wilkes of London.] A
Peep behind the Curtain. Scene: a room in the facetious
alderman's house. The alderman at a writing desk. Enter a
servant. My lord Mayor, sir. A. Wilkes Desire him to walk
in--a booby!--[aside] Enter [illeg.] W. Your Lordship's
most obedient. You seem to be in the dumps today, My Lord.
. . . [The "play" continues for approximately 1 full
column.]
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