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The Parent's Assistant by Maria Edgeworth
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Burs. And a cursed fine dust we should kick up at Oxford, with your
Montem money and all!--Money's THE GO after all. I wish it was come to
my making you my last bow, "ye distant spires, ye ANTIC towers!"

Wheel. (aside to Lord J.). Ye ANTIC towers!--fit for Oxford, my lord!

Lord J. Antique towers, I suppose Mr. Bursal means.

Burs. Antique, to be sure!--I said antique, did not I, Wheeler?

Wheel. O, yes.

Lord J. (aside). What a mean animal is this!

                         Enter RORY O'RYAN.

Rory. Why, now, what's become of Talbot, I want to know? There he is
not to be found anywhere in the wide world; and there's a hullabaloo
amongst his friends for him.

                 (Wheeler and Bursal wink at one another.)

Wheel. We know nothing of him.

Lord J. I have not the honour, sir, to be one of Mr. Talbot's friends.
It is his own fault, and I am sorry for it.

Rory. 'Faith, so am I, especially as it is mine--fault I mean; and
especially as the election is just going to come on.

Enter a party of boys, who cry, Finsbury's come!--Finsbury's come with
the dresses!

Wheel. Finsbury's come? Oh, let us see the dresses, and let us try 'em
on to-night.

Burs. (pushing the crowd). On with ye--on with ye, there!--Let's try 'em
on!--Try 'em on--I'm to be colonel.

lst Boy. And I lieutenant.

 
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