An arch wag has declar'd, that he truly can say </br> Why the Prince did not lay the first stone t'other day: </br> The Restrictions prevented — the … - Theodore Hook

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An arch wag has declar'd, that he truly can say </br> Why the Prince did not lay the first stone t'other day: </br> The Restrictions prevented — the reason is clear; </br> The Regent can't meddle in making a pier.

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Theodore Edward Hook (22 September 1788 – 24 August 1841) was an English man of letters and composer and briefly a civil servant in Mauritius.

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Alternative Names: Theodore Edward Hook
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