Now high, now low, now master up, now miss, And he himself one vile antithesis. Amphibious thing ! that acting either part, The trifling head or the corrupted heart, Fop at the toilet, flatterer at the board, Now trips a lady, and now struts a lord. The Wits and Beaux of Society - Page 191by Mrs. A. T. Thomson, Philip Wharton - 1861 - 481 pagesFull view - About this book
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