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Nobleman:
This fellow is my servant. He has just filched two shillings from my coat pocket. Rochester:
A thief and a rogue. Nobleman:
My lord, you express it. Rochester:
Haven't quite got the hang of the reign yet, have you? Nobleman:
I will not employ a thief. Rochester:
Then I will. [to Alcock] Rochester:
How much was your master paying you? Alcock:
Six shillings a week, sir. Rochester:
[Swinging back to the nobleman]
Who talks of thieving?
This fellow is my servant. He has just filched two shillings from my coat pocket. Rochester:
A thief and a rogue. Nobleman:
My lord, you express it. Rochester:
Haven't quite got the hang of the reign yet, have you? Nobleman:
I will not employ a thief. Rochester:
Then I will. [to Alcock] Rochester:
How much was your master paying you? Alcock:
Six shillings a week, sir. Rochester:
[Swinging back to the nobleman]
Who talks of thieving?
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Let me finish him off sir This fellow is my servant
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He has just filched two shillings from my coat pocket
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A thief and a rogue My lord you express it
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Haven't quite got the hang of the reign yet have you
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I will not employ a thief
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Then I will How much was your master paying you
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Six shillings a week sir
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Who talks of thieving
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Movie Summary
The story of John Wilmot, a.k.a. the Earl of Rochester, a 17th century poet who famously drank and debauched his way to an early grave, only to earn posthumous critical acclaim for his life's work.

