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A levee: the Duke of York ushers various notabilities towards his bride, that they may kiss her. The short Duchess of York stands (right) under a canopy and on a dais, on a circular stool which shows her tiny feet. She is about to kiss the Prince of Wales who towers above her. The Duke of Clarence stands on the extreme right behind the Duchess, scratching his head with a perplexed air, and saying, "It's odd these Lubbers wont pay this respect to their own Countrywomen, my Sweet little Pickle." The Duke of York stands behind the Prince, saying to Pitt and Thurlow, "One at a Time Gentlemen & after the Salute I'll show you my Wife's Shoes: the Smallest allowed in England." Pitt says "Kissing is not much my taste. Whowever for once Ill comply with it." Thurlow says "A Curse on Ceremony how I hate it." Next come Burke and Fox; Burke says "Not unlike the French Queen, but Shorter." Fox wipes his mouth with his coat-tails, turning to Sheridan to say, "Your Nose Bardolph may Serve her the office of a Warming Pan, but approach not further, least you may Consume the Whole Court." Sheridan says "Charles, you may rub your mouth to the day of Judgment, you'll never get it clean enough for a Princess." George Hanger, with his sleeve to his mouth, says, "Hang her for having her Levee this day I was engaged at Mendozas - I'll get in readiness however." In the foreground (left) Augustus Barry, with twisted legs, and wearing boots with enormous spurs, blows his nose with his fingers with a coarse oath. Jeffrey Dunstan, taking his arm, says, "my Method master Cripplegate to a T. Fingers were made before Hankerchiefs." Behind, Lord Barrymore, his hair cropped, and Weltje face each other in profile, saying, "A Damn'd fine Scene this wou'd make for one of our Pantomimes at Wargrave", and, "Sans doubt my Lor. you be de first Bafoon in England I your Second - Ha - Ha - ya ya Yough - ". On the extreme left the Duke of Bedford says to the Duke of Queensberry: "Qy dont let her come on the Blind Side of you." The Duke answers, "No by Gad my Lord not for the whole Bedford Estate." Cf. The British Museum online catalog.