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A55994
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Prologue design'd for the last new farce, call'd The Fool's expectation, or, The Wheel of fortune acted at the Theatre Royal in Dorset Gardens.
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1698
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Wing P3658; ESTC R35127
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prologue_z design_v for_o the_o last_o new_a farce_n call_v the_o fool_n be_v expectation_n or_o the_o wheel_n of_o fortune_n act_v at_o the_o theatre_n royal_a in_o dorset_n garden_n you_o be_v welcome_a gentleman_n i_o be_o glad_a to_o see_v that_o knave_n and_o fool_n so_o love_o agree_v here_o our_o adventurer_n and_o projector_n meet_v in_o crowd_n together_o undistinguished_a sweat_n see_v how_o each_o hug_v his_o cully_n like_o a_o brother_n they_o match_n like_o ticket_n cut_v from_o one_o another_o for_o knave_n and_o fool_n be_v so_o like_a in_o all_o but_o heart_n you_o will_v swear_v that_o one_o be_v '_o tother_o be_v counterpart_n this_o throng_a appearance_n rid_v i_o of_o my_o fear_n of_o a_o lean_a harvest_n this_o untoward_a year_n by_o neal_n and_o speed_v you_o have_v be_v so_o often_o bite_v i_o be_v afraid_a our_o project_n will_v not_o hit_v but_o heaven_n be_v praise_v we_o be_v a_o fertile_a soil_n the_o forward_a crop_n outshoot_v our_o busy_a toil_n henceforth_o we_o will_v fear_v no_o dearth_n or_o reformation_n of_o fool_n the_o glory_n of_o the_o english_a nation_n pure_a sterling-fool_n that_o wit_n and_o caution_n hate_v who_o pride_n it_o be_v to_o be_v dull_a and_o obstinate_a as_o flanders_n be_v your_o nursery_n for_o bully_n so_o project_n be_v hot-bed_n that_o force_v up_o cully_n and_o lott'ry_n be_v a_o spot_n that_o manage_v right_a raise_v vast_a crop_n like_o mushroom_n in_o a_o night_n by_o often_o pare_a and_o reduce_v low_a like_a vine_n by_o prune_v they_o more_o fruitful_a grow_v i_o laugh_v to_o see_v so_o many_o thousand_o round_a gape_v for_o pen'worth_n of_o a_o thousand_o pound_n not_o one_o that_o have_v a_o single_a ticket_n get_v will_v be_v content_v with_o a_o mean_a lot_n each_o hug_v himself_o on_o his_o imagine_a luck_n and_o grin_v to_o think_v how_o the_o bilk_v fool_n will_v look_v so_o pop_z that_o laugh_v at_o matrimony_n wed_v that_o hiss_v their_o neighbour_n when_o he_o share_v his_o bed_n 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laureate_a our_o poet_n who_o have_v so_o much_o and_o so_o divine_o write_v yet_o never_o be_v suspect_v for_o a_o wit._n of_o slavish_a sense_n he_o still_o disdain_v the_o yoke_n and_o ape_n the_o nonsense_n thou_o and_o woden_n speak_v stiff_a haughty_a bombast_n rumble_v in_o each_o line_n like_o that_o which_o do_v in_o london_n triumph_n shine_v for_o which_o next_o venture_n he_o shall_v be_v so_o trim_a scarce_o shall_v his_o pageant_n dare_v to_o rival_n he_o london_n print_v in_o the_o year_n 1698._o