The Fine Lady's Airs (1709) by Thomas Baker
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knows what, and that's no small Charge to me, that am forc'd to pad it
about for a Livelihood. L. _Rod._ Well, you may leave a Pound of Powder. _Ind. Wom._ [_Aside._] A Pound of Powder, pox o'your Generosity, these great Ladies are grown as stingy as if they paid one ready Mony, were it not for a City-bubble now and then, I might e'en go dance with the Dogs in _May-Fair_. L. _Rod._ [_To the Toy-Man._] Mr. _Gimcrack_, what new Fancies have you brought this Morning? _Toy-M._ A Pair of nice _Genoa_ Gloves for your Ladyship, curiously made up in a gilt Wallnut Shell. L. _Rod_ A Wallnut Shell! they can't be large enough. _Toy-M._ Madam, I sold six Pair to my Lady _Strammell_, and her Arm's nine Inches Diameter. L. _Rod._ What else have you? _Toy-M._ A choice Comb for your Eye-brows, Madam, an acute Pair o' Pinchers for your Hair, and a most ingenious French Knife to slice the Powder of your Ladyship's Forehead, with Tongs, Shovels, Grates, and Fenders for your Ladyship's Tea-Table. L. _Rod._ Well, carry the things in, let your Bills be deliver'd to the Steward, and I'll order some part of your Mony. |
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