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Chapter 15 Had this volume been a farce, which, unless every ones life and opinions are to be looked upon as a farce as well as mine, I see no reason to supposethe last chapter, Sir, had finished the first act of it, and then this chapter must have set off thus. Ptr. . .r. . .r. . .ingtwingtwangpruttruttis a cursed bad fiddle.Do you know whether my fiddles in tune or no?trut. . .prut. . .They should be fifths.Tis wickedly strungtr. . .a.e.i.o.u.- twang. The bridge is a mile too high, and the sound post absolutely down,else trut. . .pruthark! tis not so bad a tone.Diddle diddle, diddle diddle, diddle diddle, dum. There is nothing in playing before good judges,but theres a man therenonot him with the bundle under his armthe grave man in black.Sdeath! not the gentleman with the sword on.Sir, I had rather play a Caprichio to Calliope herself, than draw my bow across my fiddle before that very man; and yet Ill stake my Cremona to a Jews trump, which is the greatest musical odds that ever were laid, that I will this moment stop three hundred and fifty leagues out of tune upon my fiddle, without punishing one single nerve that belongs to himTwaddle diddle, tweddle diddle,twiddle diddle,twoddle diddle,twuddle diddle,- -prut trutkrishkrashkrush.Ive undone you, Sir,but you see hes no worse,and was Apollo to take his fiddle after me, he can make him no better. Diddle diddle, diddle diddle, diddle diddlehumdumdrum. Your worships and your reverences love musicand God has made you all with good earsand some of you play delightfully yourselvestrut-prut, prut-trut. O! there iswhom I could sit and hear whole days,whose talents lie in making what he fiddles to be felt,who inspires me with his joys and hopes, and puts the most hidden springs of my heart into motion.If you would borrow five guineas of me, Sir,which is generally ten guineas more than I have to spareor you Messrs. Apothecary and Taylor, want your bills paying,thats your time. |
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