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after a prelude with the pitch-pipe, astonish the audience with 

 hymns set to the new Winchester measure and anthems of their 

 own composing." 



Let us turn to lighter aspects of Dorchester life. The (fuming 

 IMSS. include numerous jciix d'esprit. Take, for example, a 

 manifesto (headed "Read, Judge, and Try") from "a learned 

 Ingenious artist," who "is lately come to this good towne of 

 DorchestS" to teach " y*^ Art of making Love ; " and " is to be 

 spoken with at any time from 9 in the morning till 3 or 4 y« next 

 day at y Crowne in this towne. If therefore any Young Gentle- 

 man has occasion for any rules in that noble art he may be very 

 well Instructed." The advertiser held " a choice collection of 

 Darts, flames, racks, tortures, inquietudes, daggers, poisons, fire, 

 raptures, extacy, harmonious voices, angells, goddesses. Tem- 

 porary death, imaginary Heavens, Empty Hells, and abundance 

 of such like mighty nothings which he would willingly dispose of 

 for y Benefitt of the Dull Youth of Dorchester." He " has 

 allready Vended a good quantity of Aforesaid commoditys 

 amongst Ladies, to their great satisfaction and happyness." 

 And (bidding people " Beware of Counterfeits, for such are 

 abroad"), he ends with "Jove bless King Cupid and Queen 

 Venus. Amen." 



Those scions of Dorchester that deserved to be called " dull " 

 might have needed instruction which could make them present- 

 able to the reigning toasts of the county town ; who are 

 enumerated in an undated poem entitled, "The Carnival 

 Concluded." Three of these fair dames were, perhaps, veiled 

 under the designations of Sylvia, Cloe, and Belindo. The 

 following lines, however, are more precise : — 



Here Kellaway's Shape and Bromfield's Smile, 

 Our Hearts eugage, our Cares beguile ; 

 While Chappie's Air and Mien can tame 

 The roughest Peasant of the Plain. 



The ladies thus distinguished (including the Hawkers, who were 

 possibly sisters), shared a divided empire 



Till Wolverton's Charms forc'd all to yield ; 



