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The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay
Vol. 1 (of 4)

BOOK IX
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The English heroes astonish their allies by exhibiting splendid games, similar to those which draw the flower of the British aristocracy to Newmarket and Moulsey Hurst, and which will be considered by our descendants with as much veneration as the Olympian and Isthmian contests by classical students of the present time.

In the combat of the cestus, Shaw, the lifeguardsman, vanquishes the Prince of Orange, and obtains a bull as a prize.

In the horse-race, the Duke of Wellington and Lord Uxbridge ride against each other; the Duke is victorious, and is rewarded with twelve opera-girls.

On the last day of the festivities, a splendid dance takes place, at which all the heroes attend..


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