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Character
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Adult
Style
Comedic
Act/Scene
Act 1
Time & Place
London, Horner's Home
Length
Short
Time Period
Classical
Show Type
Play
Age Guidance
Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
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Mr. Horner is describing to a Doctor named Quack
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Doctor, thou wilt never make a good chemist, thou art so incredulous and impatient. Ask but all the young fellows of the town if they do not lose more time, like huntsmen, in starting the game, than in running it down. One knows not where to find
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