{"product_id":"2940012813039","title":"Emperor of the Moon","description":"Scanned, proofed and corrected from the original edition for your reading pleasure.  It is also searchable and contains hyper-links to chapters. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn except from the:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePROLOGUE,\u003cbr\u003eSpoken by Harlequin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLong, and at vast Expence, th' industrious Stage \u003cbr\u003eHas strove to please a dull ungrateful Age: \u003cbr\u003eWith Heroes and with Gods we first began, \u003cbr\u003eAnd thunder'd to you in heroick Strain: \u003cbr\u003eSome dying Love-sick Queen each Night you injoy'd, \u003cbr\u003eAnd with Magnificence at last were cloyd: \u003cbr\u003eOur Drums and Trumpets frighted all the Women; \u003cbr\u003eOur Fighting scar'd the Beaux and Billet-Doux Men.\u003cbr\u003eSo Spark in an Intrigue of Quality, \u003cbr\u003eGrows weary of his splendid Drudgery; \u003cbr\u003eHates the Fatigue, and cries a Pox upon her, \u003cbr\u003eWhat a damn'd Bustle's here with Love and Honour?\u003cbr\u003eIn humbler Comedy we next appear, \u003cbr\u003eNo Fop or Cuckold, but flap-dash we had him here; \u003cbr\u003eWe show'd you all, but you malicious grown, \u003cbr\u003eFriends Vices to expose, and hide your own;\u003cbr\u003eCry, damn it— This is such, or such a one.\u003cbr\u003eYet nettled, Plague what does the Scribler mean? \u003cbr\u003eWith his damn'd Characters, and Plot obscene. \u003cbr\u003eNo Woman without Vizard in the Nation\u003cbr\u003eCan see it twice, and keep her reputation\u003cbr\u003eThat's certain, Forgetting\u003cbr\u003eThat he himself, in every gross Lampoon, \u003cbr\u003eHer leuder Secrets spread about the Town; \u003cbr\u003eWhilst their seign'd Niceness is but cautious Fear, \u003cbr\u003eTheir own Intrigues should be unravel'd here.\u003cbr\u003eOur next Recourse was dwindling down to Farce,\u003cbr\u003eThen—Zounds, what Stuff's here? 'tis all o'er my\u003cbr\u003eWell, Gentlemen, since none of these has sped, \u003cbr\u003eGad, we have bought a Share i'th' speaking Head. \u003cbr\u003eSo there you'll save a Sice, \u003cbr\u003eYou love good Husbandry in all but Vice; \u003cbr\u003eWhoring and drinking only bears a Price.","brand":"Leila's Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47069552673008,"sku":"2940012813039","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940012813039_p0.jpg?v=1763573074","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940012813039","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}