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Our prefent race of fpindle-dianked beaux had rather clofe with an orange wench at the playhouie, than engage in a bye battle at Tottenham Court. It is therefore no wonder, that they fhould objedt to this manly pradtice, for which they are fo ill fitted. How can we imagine, that they could ftand againft the buffets of a bruifer, when they might almoft be patted down with the fan of a lady ? An attempt was once made by Broughton to bring this ftudy into vogue, by eftablifhing a School for Boxing, in which he himfelf was to be the Ledlurer. He invited the young gentlemen of the army, and all other men of fpirit, to engage under his diredtions and promifed to arm their feeble wrids with mufflers, fo that nothing might be apprehended by the fofted head or tendered; fkin. A few indeed were hardy enough to try a fall with him : but mod of our young fellows gave up the gauntlet for fcented gloves; and loathing the mutton fids of vulgar carmen and porters, they rather chofe to hang their hands in a fling, to make themwhite
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London Royal Magazine
London, Middlesex, GB
Thu, Aug 22, 1754
Page 2
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