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English
1823
To give an idea of how the comic lovers woo, we perhaps cannot do better than subjoin the following brief example: _SCENE: Main thoroughfare in populous district of London. Time: Noon. Not a soul to be seen anywhere. TO GIVE AN IDEA OF THE COWARD LOVER'S WOO WE PERHAPS CANNOT DO BETTER THAN SUBJOIN THE FOLLOWING BRIEF EXAMPLE SCENE MAIN THOROUGHFARE IN POPULOUS DISTRICT OF LONDON TIME NOON NOT A SOUL TO BE SEEN ANYWHERE
. Everybody is more or less rude and insulting to every body else on the stage; they call it repartee there! We tried the effect of a little stage "repartee" once upon some people in real life, and we wished we hadn't afterward. It was too subtle for them. They summoned us before a magistrate for "using language calculated to cause a breach of the peace." We were fined 2 pounds and costs! They are more lenient to "wit and humor" on the stage, and know how to encourage the art of vituperation. But the comic lovers carry the practice almost to excess. They are more than rude--they are abusive. They insult each other from morning to night. What their married life will be like we shudder to think! In the various slanging matches and bullyragging competitions which form their courtship it is always the maiden that is most successful. Against her merry flow of invective and her girlish wealth of offensive personalities the insolence and abuse of her boyish adorer cannot stand for one moment.  OTHER FOR COMIC LOVERS EVERYBODY IS MORE OR LESS RUDE AND INSULTING TO EVERYBODY ELSE ON THE STAGE THEY CALL IT REPARTEE THERE WE TRIED THE EFFECT OR LITTLE STAGE REPARTEE UPON SOME PEOPLE IN REAL LIFE AND WE WISH WE HADN'T AFTERWARD IT WAS TOO SUBTLE FOR THEM THEY SUMMONED US BEFORE A MAGISTRATE FOR USING LANGUAGE CALCULATED TO CAUSE A BREACH OF THE PIECE AND WE WILL FIND TWO POUNDS AND COSTS THEY ARE MORE LENIENT TO WIT AND HUMOR ON THE STAGE AND KNOW HOW TO ENCOURAGE THE ART OF VICTUPY RELATION BUT THE COMIC LOVERS CARRY THE PRACTICE ALMOST TO EXCESS THEY ARE MORE THAN RUDE THEY ARE ABUSIVE THEY INSULT EACH OTHER FROM MORNING TO NIGHT WHAT THEIR MARRIED LIFE WILL BE LIKE WE SHUDDER TO THINK IN THE VARIOUS SLANGING MATCHES AND BULLY RUGGING COMPETITIONS WHICH FORM THEIR COURTSHIP IT IS ALWAYS THE MAIDEN THAT IS MOST SUCCESSFUL AGAINST HER MERRY FLOW OF INVECTIVE AND GIRLISH WEALTH OF OFFENSIVE PERSONALITIES AND THE INSOLENCE AND ABUSE OF HER BOYISH ADORER CANNOT STAND FOR ONE MOMENT
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