Penny Dreadfuls, 1781 · page 98 of 120
A Month's Tour, &c. — page 98: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This is a page of **running prose** from the middle of a narrative. The text describes a traveler's visit to London, including a disappointing meal of tough chickens and peas, a tea visit, and an account of attending the House of Commons. The narrator comments sarcastically on parliamentary proceedings, praising the "delightful repetitions" of Counsellor Tydd and the "facetious motion" of Sir H—y H—tit—, which apparently provoked laughter. The redacted names and the satirical tone suggest this is political or social commentary from a Victorian-era serialized narrative.
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oe 2 a patty ts = 9° A MONTH’s TOUR. 7 capital, But too fanguine expectations generally meet with difappointment. A couple of chickens and a dith of peafe were brought us, which furnifhed.abun- dant exercife for our patience and our teeth. The chickens might have been hatched feven winters ago, and the — gathered as many days. After taking a difh of tea at Mr. P——s, we went to the houfe of Commons, under the proteéction of Sir John Blacquire. We heard nothing worthy our notice, except the delightful repetitions of counfellor ‘Tydd, and the incomparably facetious motion of Sir H—y H—tit made the houfe refound with a peal of Jaughter, a talent which that baronet is peculiarly happy ia. e, which ‘The comicbooks.com