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SCG-C.747.027
10-17 Aug 1747:11, 12 (696)
Pretty Miss's Catechism.
Q. Who are you.
A. A Lady fair of nineteen. . . [28 lines, satire of women's
view of life] And lastly, as for my husband, that I shall
hereafter condescend to bubble, I verily believe he ought
not have the least superiority over me; therefore am
determined, that tho' quadrille be my religion, and
cuckoldom every Sabbath's meditation; tho' I ruin him in
plays, masquerades, fashions, house-keeping, &c. . . he
shall be--mum. These are the chief articles of my creed,
which I love, and will adhere to, to my dying day.
Q. Have you any other principles to steer by?
A. I act just as I've a fancy, . . . [4 lines] frequent the
theatre, &c. more than the church; . . .
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