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J. DECASTRO. 79
than anxious to accommodate his Royal Visitor, and used his utmost exertions to shew him his every attention, which his Royal highness the Prince perceiving, declined accepting of it very condescendingly, (and with that suavity of manner which so eminently distinguishes his Majesty, as a gentleman of the most elevated rank in society,) with a smile, said, “I wish every time I come I may be disappointed in the same kind of way. Astley, Never mind:” and upon the latter sing his Majesty to his carriage, he graciously took leave of him, and it then drove off.
We will here, hoping at the same time in so doing we shall not be deemed intrusive, or by any means cutting the thread of our narrative, introduce a favourite duet, sung in the before-mentioned highly distinguished and universally patronized piece.
THE
FAVOURITE DUET,
Sung by Messrs. JOHANNOT and DECASTRO, in the Characters of the FOP of CHALLON O’SHEE, a Serjeant of the First Regiment of Guards, in the Siege of VALENCIENNES, now performing at ASTLEY’s.
Tune—O dear, what can the mater be.
FOP. O dear! what will become of us!
IRISH SERJEANT. D—n me! how the Frenchmen will run from us!
