Ribald Classic: A True Account Of A Swearing Doctor's Marriage
May, 1979
London, August 18, 1693Letter to a gentleman in the country.Sir,The only news I have to communicate is that the never-to-be-forgotten Dr. Oates* was married at the beginning of the week. You know that he always expressed an aversion to the fair sex and had found a back door to express his kindness elsewhere. Perhaps, then, this was that revolution the almanacs threatened us with in the month of August.No sooner was this pious resolution communicated to his friends but they looked out sharp to fi...
