Penny Dreadfuls, 1781 · page 96 of 120
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# Page Description This is running prose text from page 66 of a travel narrative titled "A Month's Tour." The passage describes the author's attendance at House of Commons debates, where he criticizes an unnamed senator (identified only as "Sir L—— O-——n") for delivering lengthy, tedious speeches while saying nothing of substance. The text sarcastically praises the senator's hand gestures and uses this as a springboard to comment on the importance of graceful physical deportment in public speaking. The passage concludes with the beginning of a new paragraph about dining with "Mr. B——," whose full name is redacted.
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66 A MONTHs TOUR. tended the debates: ofthe houfe of Com- mons, where we were truly mortified by | that moft-infiped and tedious of all ha- ranguers Sir L—— O-——n, of whom it may be literally affirmed that he /poke a great deal, and /aid nothing. He fawed the air with his hand in a moft unmerci- ful manner. Whoever has feen this ho- norable gentleman, will readily allow that ‘graceful action is of no fmall importance evén to a fenator. There is no accom- plifhment, fo eafily acquired, of equal ufe and ernament.. The poffeffer of it nei- ther difgufts his hearers, nor expofes him- felf to their ridicule, . It adorns, the gen- tleman, and adds weight and-energy to | the words of the orator. We dined. with.our honeft friend Mr. — comicbooks.com