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Lord North's Drollery
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A VEHEMENT political declaimer, calling aloud for the head of Lord
North, turned round and perceived his victim unconsciously indulging in
a quiet slumber, and, becoming still more exasperated, denounced the
Minister as capable of sleeping while he ruined his country; the latter
only complained how cruel it was to be denied a solace which other
criminals so often enjoyed, that of having a night's rest before their
fate. On Mr. Martin's proposal to have a starling placed near the chair,
and taught to repeat the cry of Infamous coalition! Lord North
coolly suggested, that, as long as the worthy member was preserved to
them, it would be a needless waste of the public money, since the
starling might well perform his office by deputy.
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