A COURT AUDIENCE
Old South, a witty churchman reckoned, Was preaching once to Charles the Second, But much too serious for a Court. Who at all preaching made a sport; He soon perceived his audience nod, Deaf to the zealous man of God. The doctor stopped; began to call, “Pray wake the Earl of Lauderdale. My lord—why, ’tis a monstrous thing; You snore so loud, you’ll wake the king.”
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21216, 10 December 1938, Page 2 (Supplement)
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69A COURT AUDIENCE Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21216, 10 December 1938, Page 2 (Supplement)
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