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T46295 HERE be de var Pretty Show just come from Parrie, / Mee show you, Shentlemans, to make you merry; O rare Show, O var pretty Show, who see my fine dainty Show. Roxburghe Ballads Editor None None None None Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 3: 817 THE / RARE SHOW. THE RARE SHOW. THE RARE SHOW. ?-?

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Here be de great Spring dat dance de Mashien, On which de Lo-dores be most plainly seen; O rare Show, etc. Here first me present you with a Dismal Disaster, De Sarvant be hanged for saving his Master; O rare Show, etc. Here be de Great Marlbro, who all de World knows, Was baniste for saucily beating his Foes: O rare Show, etc. Here be de Great Or---d, made Gen---l in Season, Prohibited Fighting to bring F---ce to Reason; O rare Show, etc. Here B-tt-n with Sacred Regard to Alliance, Breaks Treaties to strengthen de Bond of Affiance; O rare Show, etc. Here be de var fine Polititians dispatched To Paris, to treat of a P---ce da dar-hatchad; O rare Show, etc. Here be de Congrase all Utrick var noting is brouded, De Plenipos meet to do vat is concluded; O rare Show, etc. Here be de no dar more Pretty Transaction, To give Lewis all, gives Allies Satisfaction; O rare Show, etc. Here be de Politique Harlinquine, mind him, You never shall twice in de same Posture find him; O rare Show, etc. Here be de Addresses to be Trone of Great B-tt-n, Say Here-da-tory Write will make Hanover sit onte; O rare Show, etc. Here be de good Prodestante dat loves no Priest Jerkin, To save his Religion looks to Lewis or Perkin; O rare Show, etc. Here be de de wise Polititians dat sed it, Dat sinking of Debts was restoring of Credit; O rare Show, etc. Here to preserve de Consultation of B-tt-n, A whole Dozein of Lords was made at one sittin; G rare Show, etc. Here be de Cabal of Whigs dat are brought on, A hatching a Plot dat no Soul ever thought on; O rare Show, etc. Here be de Fifry Pounds for one of Pauls Screws, Which had da been all gone, had nere hurt de Pews; O rare Show, etc. Here be de Five Hundred Pounds for taking Mac Cartney, Dis must be anodar Plot de Rewards bid so hearty: O rare Show, etc. Here be de Bandbox and Inkhorns, since de good Man sur- vivd it, Dis not wort one Brass Fardin to know who contrivd it; O rare Show, etc. Here be de Duc dA-nts whole Sellar of Clarett, Burnt b de Plot laid as high as de Gurrett; O rare Show, etc. He be de Five Hundred Pounds for de Letter dat told it, Do his Straw Garitteers can most likely unfold it; O rare Show, etc. Here be de Skeleton do no more dan his License intended, By Advertisements and Swearing is nobly defended; O rare Show, etc. Here he also de good Folk dat on no Plot did tink, Until Skelton and Lewis thus stirrd up a Stink; O rare Show, etc. Now give a Laarjon, and when we have got em, Me show you de Shevaler de St. George at de Bottom; O rare Show, O varPretty Show, who see my fine [s]how dainty show? Dare is all, Shentlemans; what say you now? Huzza! Huzza! Huzza! Shentlemans I tank you: God bless you all, from de Pope, de Devil, and de Pretender, and all De great Rogues in Engaland.