The works of John Dryden, $c now first collected in eighteen volumes. $p Volume 02 by John Dryden
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not run: Thou hast cattle enough in it to carry it down stairs, and
break thy neck; 'tis got a yard nearer the door already. _Enter Boy_. _Boy_. Sir, Mr Bibber your tailor's below, and desires to speak with you. _Fail_. He's an honest fellow, and a fashionable; he shall set thee forth, I warrant thee. _Burr_. Ay; but where's the money for this, dear heart? _Fail_. Well, but what think you of being put into a suit of clothes without money? [_Aside_. _Burr_. You speak of miracles. _Fail_. Do you not know Will Bibber's humour? _Burr_. Pr'ythee, what have I to do with his humour? _Fail_. Break but a jest, and he'll beg to trust thee for a suit; nay, he will contribute to his own destruction, and give thee occasions to make one. He has been my artificer these three years; and, all the while, I have lived upon his favourable apprehension. Boy, conduct him up. [_Exit Boy._ _Burr_. But what am I the better for this? I ne'er made jest in all my life. |
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