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William B. Rhodes. Circa 1790

Who dares this pair of boots displace,

Must meet Bombastes face to face.[388:3]

Bombastes Furioso. Act i. Sc. 4.

Bom. So have I heard on Afric's burning shore

A hungry lion give a grievous roar;
The grievous roar echoed along the shore.

Artax. So have I heard on Afric's burning shore

Another lion give a grievous roar;
And the first lion thought the last a bore.

Bombastes Furioso. Act i. Sc. 4.