4 Malcolm Ghur, one of the very prettiest of the many pretty
newly-erected mansions that give a character to the environs
of Cheltenham. To its proprietor do I owe much for
hospitality; a merrier man, withal, dwells not in my
remembrance; he is of your first-rate whist players, though
he rarely now joins in the game. As the chaplain of the
county-lodge of F. M. he is much distinguished; and, at the
dinners of the Friendly Brothers--which are luxurious
indeed, and all for the "immortal memory" of William, king
of that name, and whose portrait ornaments their reading-
room--who better than he can "set the table in a roar"?
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Have set you down at ten pound whist
With A-------y, and the _au fait_ list,{5}
Turning your nights to days;
Or, somewhat wiser, bid you mix
Where less expensive are odd tricks,
And where friend R-------n plays.{6}
Have made you try a double trade,
By clapping you in masquerade,
To jaunt at fancy-balls;
You would have seen some merry sights
On two or three particular nights,
In good Miss-----------'s halls.{7}
You could have gone as harlequin,
Or clad yourself in Zamiel's skin,
Your tending spirits we;
Or "Peeping Tom" may be more apt,
Since all are in your record clapp'd
We send to Coventry.
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