Volume the Second: Diplomatic DisplayLondonBritish Library, Add. MS. 59874
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Scene changes to the Sun —Enter Chloe & a chorus of ploughboys.I go to TownAnd when I come down,I shall be married to Stree-phonAnd that to me will be fun.I am going to have my dinner,After which I sha'nt be thinner,
Chloe)Where am I? At Hounslow. — Where go I?To London –. What to do? To be married —. Unto whom? Unto Strephon. Who is he?A Youth. — Then I will sing a Song.
Song —
Chorus)Be fun, be fun, be fun,And that to me will be fun,
Enter Cook —Cook)Here is the bill of fare.
Chloe reads)2 Ducks, a leg of mbeef1, a stinkingpartridge, & a tart. — I will have the leg of beef and the partridge. exit Cook.And now I will sing another song.
Song —
Footnotes
- 1.
- 'm' erased before 'beef' written.Back to context...
