Memoirs of Samuel Foote, Esq. With a Collection of His Genuine Bon-Mots, Anecdotes, Opinions, &c. Mostly Original 1
Memoirs of Samuel Foote, Esq. With a Collection of His Genuine Bon-Mots, Anecdotes, Opinions, &c. Mostly Original 1
Cook, William, D. 1876. [from Old Catalog]
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Ye pirate cndcs, faSL not foul of me; If onte I sink, I founder on the sea : In this condition fAAofM^g* A» artificial leg J canl swim to shore? Fm corky *ds true ; but then I want an oar. Besides, 'tb dangerous, I find, toasteep Myself and ship in brine twelve &thom deep ; My chin Pd rather above water keep. You oft have sav'd my little bark from sinking I am no fish;*— 4ave me from witer drmking ! } Thb comedy met wjth considerable success: and it was generally thought that in the character o...f Mr. Stnumy^ he alluded to the late Dr. Dodd ; who had even then givtn some unhappy specimens of his l^rivtKte character, by writing a letter to the Lord Chan* cellor, offering hhn a bribe for the presentation to k rich, living, for which conduct he was very justly struck off the list of king's chaplains. That our author pointed hia satire with some pi^ priety to tlds direction, afterwards more fully appear^ cd in the fate of that divine ; who, with all the advan^ tages of a polite education, with a pleasing person ^d address, followed and beloved for his professional abilities, and under the immediate patronage of an eminent nobleman, yet fell a judicial victim to the sy* Tens Fashion and Dissipation.
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