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VGW(HU.771.169
7 Nov 1771:13 (1058)
To his Excellency William Tryon, Esquire . . . [2 columns,
critical article] . . . In the execution of the six devoted
offenders, your Excellency was as short of General Kirk in
form as you were of Judge Jeffries in lenity. That General
honoured the execution he had the charge of with play of
pipes, sound of trumpets, and beat of drums; you were
content with the silent display of colours only. . . [21
lines]
Your pride has as often exposed you to ridicule as the
rude petulance of your disposition has to contempt. Your
solicitude about the title of Her Excellency for Mrs. Tryon,
and the arrogant reception you gave to a respectable company
at an entertainment of your own making, seated with your
lady by your side on elbow chairs, in the middle of a ball
room, bespeak a littleness of mind, which, believe me, Sir,
when blended with the dignity and importance of your office,
render you truly ridiculous. . .
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