. London characters, or, Anecdotes, fashions, and customs, of the present century. Igive up all claim to her/* The Wit, catching up a dice-box, said, Come! chance shall decide it/ Auditwas so, apparently, decided : But it wasd3 54 LONDON CRARACTEUg. He is declared Father. not chance,—no^ the gentle breath of theangel who presides over paternal affec-tion^ blew the dice ; and the Duke wasdeclared^ without contradiction, the fa-tlier of Charlotte Horton!—And beforethej threw., it had been previously agreedbetween them, that whoever lost shouldnever, by any word, direct or indirect,assert that ki
. London characters, or, Anecdotes, fashions, and customs, of the present century. Igive up all claim to her/* The Wit, catching up a dice-box, said, Come! chance shall decide it/ Auditwas so, apparently, decided : But it wasd3 54 LONDON CRARACTEUg. He is declared Father. not chance,—no^ the gentle breath of theangel who presides over paternal affec-tion^ blew the dice ; and the Duke wasdeclared^ without contradiction, the fa-tlier of Charlotte Horton!—And beforethej threw., it had been previously agreedbetween them, that whoever lost shouldnever, by any word, direct or indirect,assert that kindred with her, whichafterwards was sufficiently proved theDuke had the only claim to. The Duke of Warton acted the part ofa kind and tender parent; and while heenjojed the company of his Charlotte;happy in watching her improvements,seeing her caressed and admired, he gaveup in a great degree, the ridiculousand continual change of his promiscuousamours. lie had the satisfaction of seeing herwell and happily married to a nobleman ;and he soon relapsed into all the &iily. Castinglots for TatlieT^liood it ivas iwt But tfw (jenff^ hreaXJh or ihr. ^ripel wTw presidesover pafy:9vial .itfectioJL, T?7ew the Dice . . THE DUKE OF WARTON. ^O Returns to his favourite Pursuits. licentiousness of his foraier life, liowmade doubly ridiculous for liim to pur-sue, from his increasing infirmities, and aconiirmed old age, which no art is ableto conceal or disguise. Yet he is determined to call in evcrjaid to preserve his complexion, and iogive himself an air of youth; and hereally does look tolerably well, for one\vho has led such a life, and told so m-myyears. However, in scanning the Dukes cha-racter with impartiality, we shall rejoiceto lind him a man more weak and vain,than wieked: he has loved women,gaming, and horse-racing; but he is nota married man !—he has injured no oncjbut himself J and his large fortune hasbeen at his own disposal to employ asbest
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