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Original of the Word. TO A ST*MANY of the wits of the lalt age will aflert, that this word, in its prefent fenfe, was known among ti tm in their youth, and had its rife from an accident at the town of Bath, in the reign of Charles the fecond.It happened that, on a puhlick day* a celebrated beauty of thofe times, w as in the Crofs Bath, and one of the croud of her admirers took a glals of the water in which tne fair one flood, and drank her health to the company.Tnere was in the place a gay young fellow half drunk, who ottered to jump in, and fwore, that tho he liked not the liquor, he would have the loaf.He was oppofed in his refolution \ yet this whim gave foundation to the Orelent honour which is done to the lady we mention in our liquors, who has ever lince been called a Toaft.*** The Printer has received feveral Pieces which are* »» *thought rather too naked for the Penny Poll *. Nevertheless Ths.nfoe?! •:?ru
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Philadelphia Penny Post
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Fri, Jan 20, 1769
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