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Monarch R ’s dramatic list, can bring a house. Hamlet, 
the second night, scarce payed expences; Shylock, not much 
better; Hippolitus twice, still less. How hard is the man’s 
fate, whose salvation depends upon pantomimes and bur- 
lettos? In short, our Dublin Roscius will hardly get bread 
as a candle snuffer here. Would you believe it? Sparks 
and Elmy were the most applauded in the Journey to Lon- 
don. This “entre nous, damn the french! Whist is the 
word. In short, Nossiter and you have hurt me, as much as 
if you had mended mine hearing, where I was to hear nothing 
but dissonance and discord, or my smelling, when stenches 
alone were to be presented to that sense. And now I talk of 
stenches, I long for once to offend mine eyes, sense of clean- 
liness and smell, with the sight of Faulkner’s nasty news- 
paper, that I may wade through heaps of lies and non-sense 
to see your names and hear something of you. How did you 
travel? How cross the seas? How does the sod agree with 
you? How is Mrs. Barry? How is Belzy? Have you for- 
got me? Shew me you have not by writing. Do you all 
know how I love you? ‘Think of it and let me hear often 
from you. Do you know that I am very well and hearty? 
Are not you all glad? Yes; I know you are. I want 
nothing but to hear of a victorious campaign and see you re- 
turning triumphant to your longing friends here. G. was 
not better received or dismissed to night than you will be. 
See, my paper is out; so is the poor post-man’s hour. Fare- 
well! then, my honest friend. "When next you embrace your 
wife, give her a Blandishment for me, and give ‘Bell not a 
few. O! happy Proxy! Remember me tenderly to all those, 
that love you as I do; for they can not be Enemies to him, 
who with no less pride than truth professes himself Your 
most affect'* and faithful friend, 
“°C: Lucas. 
«s London, Nov. 9th. 1754. 
« Kennedy, Kennedy.” 
