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"Music hath charms to soothe the savage beast,"
And therefore proper at a sheriff's feast.

— James Bramston

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So Britain’s monarch once uncovered sat,
While Bradshaw bullied in a broad-brimmed hat.

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Where's Troy, and where's the Maypole in the Strand?

Art of Politics (1729)

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Above the pitch, out of tune, and off the hinges.

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