The English Spy: An Original Work Characteristic, Satirical, And Humorous.: Comprising Scenes And Sketches In Every Rank Of Society, Being Portraits Drawn From The LifeWestmacott, C. M. (Charles Molloy)
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The English Spy: An Original Work Characteristic, Satirical, And Humorous.: Comprising Scenes And Sketches In Every Rank Of Society, Being Portraits Drawn From The Life
Westmacott, C. M. (Charles Molloy)
England -- Social life and customs; Satire, English; University of Oxford -- Anecdotes
C----, (himself a boy of 18)! From such a union what could be expected?
a mother at 16, and a neglected dishonoured wife, before she had counted
many years of womanhood. If she fell an unresisting victim to the
seduction which her youth, beauty, and musical talents attracted, '_her
stars were more to blame than she._' Let it be recorded, however,
that her conduct as wife and mother was free from reproach, until a
_depraved, unnatural_ man (who by the way has since fled the country)
set her the example of licentiousness.
"Amongst her earliest admirers, was the wealthy citizen, Mr. S----
M----, a bon vivant, a _five-bottle_ man (who has, not unaptly, been
since nominated a representative in p----l for one of the _cinque
ports_).
To this witty man's generous care she is indebted for an annuity, which,
with common prudence, ought to secure her from want during her own life.
On her departure from this lover, which proceeded entirely from her own
caprice and restless extravagance, the vain Aug--ta launched at once
into all the dangerous pleasures of a cyprian life. The court, the city,
and the _'change_, paid homage to her charms. One high in the r----l
h----h----id wore her chains for many months; and it was probably more
in the spirit of revenge for open neglect, than admiration of such a
~316~~faded beau, that lady G---- B---- admitted the E---- of B----e to
usurp the husband's place and privilege.
It is extraordinary that the circumstance just mentioned, which was
notorious, was not brought forward in mitigation of the damages for
the loss of conjugal joys; and which a jury of citizens, with a tender
feeling for their own honour, valued at ten thousand pounds. My lord
G---- B---- pocketed the injury and the ten thousand,; and his noble
substitute has since made the 'amende honorable' to public morals, by
uniting his destinies with an amiable woman, the daughter of a doctor of
music, and a beauty of the sister country, who does honour to the rank
to which she has been so unexpectedly elevated.
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