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Excerpt from Emilia in England, Vol. 3 of 3
Mr. Pericles had made a furious dash at the band in the centre of the lawn, scattered their music, and knocked over the stands. When his gesticulations had been observed for some moments, Freshfield Sumner said: 'he has the look of a plucked hen, who remembers that she once clapped wings, and tries to recover the practice.'
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