Dr Syntax in Search of the Picturesque, plate 26

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	NOTES from DR SYNTAX'S TOUR, 1812
	Plate 26 opposite p.222:- DOCTOR SYNTAX AT COVENT GARDEN THEATRE. "A theatre should have a soul." "Excuse me, Sir," the Critic said - "These theatres are all a trade: "Their owners laugh at scrolls and friezes; "'Tis a full house alone that pleases: "And, you must know, it is their plan "To stick and stuff it as they can. "Your noble architect'ral graces "Would take up room, and fill up places."

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