...if not his plate, his cooks, And, know, I've bought the best Champaigne from Brooks ; From liberal Brooks, whose speculative skill, Is hasty credit,...grac'd With chosen guests, the pride of liberal taste, " Not in contentious heat, nor mad'ning strife, Not with the busy ills, nor cares of life, We'll waste...

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...if not his plate, his cooks, And, know, I've bought the best Champaigne from Brooks ; From liberal Brooks, whose speculative skill, Is hasty credit,...a vulgar trade, Exults to trust, and blushes to be paidl On that auspicious night, supremely grac'd With chosen guests, the pride of liberal taste, Not...

...lend, if not his plate, his cooks, And, know, I've bought the best champaigne from Brooks ; From libVal Brooks, whose speculative skill Is hasty credit, and...blushes to be paid ! On that auspicious night, supremely graced With chosen guests, the pride of liberal taste, Not in contentious heat, nor mad'ning strife,...

...drawing-room style of humour : — " And know, I've bought the best champagne from Brook* , From liberal Brooks, whose speculative skill Is hasty credit, and...vulgar trade, Exults to trust, and blushes to be paid." Not in contentious heat, nor madd'ning strife, Not with the busy ills, nor cares of life, 17so, We'll...

...drawing-room style of humour:— " And know, I've bought the best champagne from Brooks; From liberal Brooks, whose speculative skill Is hasty credit, and...vulgar trade, Exults to trust, and blushes to be paid." Oft shall Fitzpatrick's wit and Stanhope's ease And Burgoyne's manly sense unite to please. And while...

...drawing-room style of humour : — " And know, I've bought the best champagne from Brooks • From liberal Brooks, whose speculative skill Is hasty credit, and...clubs, disdains a vulgar trade, Exults to trust, and bluihes to be paid." Me shall they wish some better sport to gain, And Thee more glory, from the next...

...Beauclerc's cheek a tinge of red surprize, And friendship give what cruel health denies; —, » * # » On that auspicious night, supremely grac'd With chosen guests, the pride of liberal taste, * The well-known lines on Brooks himself are perhaps the perfection of this drawing-room style of humour...

...drawing-room style of humour : — " And know, I've bought the best Champagne from Brooks; From liberal, Brooks, whose speculative skill Is hasty credit, and...bill; Who, nurs'd in clubs, disdains a vulgar trade, We'll waste the fleetmg hours — far happier themes Shall claim each thought and chase ambition's...

...See Beauclerk's cheek a tinge of red surprize, And friendship give what cruel health denies; — Ou that auspicious night, supremely grac'd With chosen guests , the pride of liberal taste, Not in contentious heat, nor madd'ning strife, Not with the busy ills, nor cares of life, We'll waste...