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• »~ 1\*isiS£L ! •frm wcarJptf/ The DREAMER AWAKE'i or,Tbt PUGILIST MATCH'D.. /*..lt; i h ■?*»■/*' '• *::*\fFntten^ PETER PINDA, £jj.1'. I».aay*ofpWr‘the Fjst had repotatlon,.And tibxiNC. fOirm’d a pari of education s 'Lr, Mix.0*5 Fist recorded—fam'd for knocks—'■ Who,fell'd, and then quickly iat his Qx*Ev’h Rings tould boi, the Ring of Verse recites— An#-who will dare dispute what HoWe Rewrites ?Nayj In that tame great poet, it is found. ’Divinities themselvesWould have a round -l -jrVvti (sayi tlie V^frtjfe blind old Bard),Afld' Madani often sparred.Then, sinlt;?e,wn*m« are on the'Boxing List,Say, will not Britons, patronize;the Fin ? t Fists.save tb* expeweoroati/s and black-guard narnes,;/. When pertness^painj^ :and ifnpndence enflames j A broken nb or t^^Or black eyes— - • • No more—andjq,'at ohcpthe quarrel dies !. The hands, tfcafcjustbefore did:vengeance burl,; Shake In sweetfriendshipo'er apiht of purl.Afid ris*—but rareljr when he drops b^ ia//.1 For »y part, i would rather feel’a pullet,Or beef-steak. in my stomach, than a bullet.TheyWhad acquaintances—those pistol-shot—*KTucIi, In their natixres—^very much too hot.; - Wbat’a a black eye ? or what a flattenlt;Miosc ?What a few vacancies the mouths disclose?* Grant a few teeth derang’d amidst the strife—’ The loss of grinders—is not loss of itr ju—• And Poverty the under-world so wrings,Teeth noWa-days are almost useless things.!e intfcli thePwW rages, let me. say,, A Sistpr Kingdom proves it every day. . . ... •In Coffee Rooms, those sounds are far from neW—I • /U Coffee and Pistols-‘-Waiter, quick, for Two !'* . The puniest Gentleman, who knows liisrstips, N Now daps a mute upon a Porter’s chops ;Or brings that manner which defied the tongue,Tfet itx St. Stefhen’s roar’d ten thousand strong.Thus.then is Boxing of a rare good quality,Saves livfe, and pounds a Pagan to Morality !+ .Now for our Author, who ought well to know,That ev’n your frown can prove a knock down blow : But ho, indeed—in self opinion high,Be comes prepar’d to meet the public eye.Proud of his might, he challenges applause*. A poorfly buzzing round a Lion’s jaws.• Pray, Sirs, vengeance quit her usual style, Aadoverpower the pigmy with a Smile.
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London World
London, Middlesex, GB
Mon, May 09, 1791
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David L.
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