"Who's up ?" inquired Burke of a friend at the door,
"Oh, no one," says Paddy, "tho' Pitt's on the floor."

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[Another of the epigrammatic century referred to. Here is a third:— | "How well our friends," saith Hal, "have stood their ground!" "Have they?" quoth Will; " I thought they all turned round."]

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"Who's up ?" inquired Burke of a friend at the door,"Oh, no one," says Paddy, "tho' Pitt's on the floor."

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"Who's up ?" inquired Burke of a friend at the door,
"Oh, no one," says Paddy, "tho' Pitt's on the floor."