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,,the ,,mirror ,,of ,,literature1       
,,amusement1 ,,and ,,instruction4       
,,vol4 #ac1 ,no4 #ceb4 ,,saturday1      
,,january #ag1 #ahbi4 ,,price #b;d4     
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,,prince ,,rupert',s ,,palace           
,illustration3 ,prince ,rupert's palace1
 ,barbican4  ,prince ,rupert1 who will  
be remembered in the annals of the      
useful and fine arts when his military  
fame shall be forgotten1 resided at a   
house in ,beech-lane1 ,barbican1 of the 
remains of which the above is a         
representation4 ,his residence here was 
in the time of ,charles ,,ii42 for it is
 said that ,charles paid him a visit1   
when the ringers of ,cripplegate had a  

guinea for complimenting the royal guest
 with a merry peal4 ,as the abode of a  
man of science1 7for the prince was one 
of the most ingenious men of his time17 
this engraving will doubtless be        
acceptable to the readers of the        
,,mirror4 ,it1 moreover1 shows that even
 at that period1 a residence in the     
,city and its neighbourhood was not     
thought derogatory to a man of rank or  
fortune4#a  ,with the historical        
character of ,prince ,rupert1 most of   
our readers are probably familiar4 ,many
 useful inventions resulted from his    
studies1 among which are the invention  
of ,prince's ,metal1 locks for          
fire-arms1 improvements in gunpowder1 c4
 ,after the restoration1 he was admitted
 into the ,privy ,council4 ,he likewise 
became a fellow of the newly-founded    
,royal ,society1 and a member of the    
,board of ,trade2 and to his influence  
is ascribed the establishment of the    
,hudson's ,bay ,company1 of which he was
 the first governor4 ,orford1 ,evelyn1  

and ,vertue attribute to him the        
invention of mezzotinto engraving2 but  
this has been disputed1 and1 we believe1
 disproved4      #a ,he likewise held   
the villa of ,brandenburgh ,house1 at   
,hammersmith1 since known as the        
residence of ,queen ,caroline4          
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,,some ,,account ,,of ,,the ,,colosseum1
 ,,in ,,the ,,regent',s ,,park4   ,by   
the courtesy of ,mr4 ,hornor1 the       
proprietor1 we have been favoured with a
 private view of the interior of this   
stupendous building2 and1 as it is our  
intention to illustrate the ensuing     
,number of the ,,mirror with a view of  
the exterior1 we shall for the present  
confine ourselves to such descriptive   
details as we have been enabled to      
collect in our recent visit4 ,the       
interior is1 however1 in an unfinished  
state2 the works are in actual progress1
 and the operations of the several      
artists continue uninterrupted by the   
access of visiters4  ,on entering the   

edifice by the large door in front1 a   
staircase on the right leads to a       
passage1 which communicates with a      
circular saloon hung with coloured      
drapery4 ,this room1 which1 when        
finished1 will be the largest of the    
kind in ,london1 occupies the whole     
internal space1 or the basement of the  
building1 with the exception of the     
staircase leading to the summit1 which  
rises like a large column from the      
centre4 ,this circular saloon is        
intended for the exhibition of paintings
 and other productions of the fine arts2
 and it redounds highly to the credit of
 ,mr4 ,hornor1 that this exhibition is  
to be entirely free of charge to the    
artists4 ,such an introduction of their 
works to public notice cannot fail to   
prove mutually advantageous4  ,it may be
 here necessary to state that the wall  
of the building represents a panoramic  
,view of ,london1 as seen from the      
several galleries of ,st4 ,paul's       
,cathedral--and that the view of the    

picture is obtained from three          
galleries--the first of which           
corresponds1 in relation to the view1   
with the first gallery at the summit of 
the dome of ,st4 ,paul's2 the second is 
like that of the upper gallery on the   
same edifice2 and the third1 from its   
great elevation1 commands a view of the 
remote distance which describes the     
horizon in the painting4 ,above the     
last-mentioned gallery is placed the    
identical copper ball which for so many 
years occupied the summit of ,st4       
,paul's2 and above it is a fac-simile of
 the cross by which it was surmounted4  
,over these is hung the small wooden    
cabin in which ,mr4 ,hornor made his    
drawings for the picture1 in the same   
perilous situation it occupied during   
the period of the repairs which some    
years ago were done to the cathedral4 ,a
 small flight of stairs leads from this 
spot to the open gallery which surrounds
 the top of the ,colosseum1 commanding a
 view of the ,regent's ,park and the    

subjacent country4  ,the communication  
with the galleries is by staircases of  
curious construction1 built on the outer
 side of the central column already     
mentioned4 ,this column is hollow1 and  
within it a small circular chamber is to
 be caused to ascend when freighted with
 company1 by means of machinery1 with an
 imperceptible motion to the first      
gallery4 ,the doors of the chamber will 
then open1 and by this novel means of   
being elevated1 visiters may avoid the  
fatigue of ascending by the stairs1 and 
then walk out into the gallery to enjoy 
the picture4  ,in extent and accuracy1  
the ,panorama is one of the most        
surprising achievements of art in this  
or any other country4 ,the picture      
covers upwards of #dj1jjj square feet1  
or nearly an acre of canvass2 the dome  
of the building on which the sky is     
painted1 is thirty feet more in diameter
 than the cupola of ,st4 ,paul's2 and   
the circumference of the horizon from   
the point of view1 is nearly #acj miles4

 ,the painting is almost completed2     
indeed1 sufficiently so1 for the general
 effect2 although this will be          
considerably increased by the insertion 
of the remaining details1 and the last  
or finishing touches4 ,much as the      
spectator will be struck by the fidelity
 of the representation1 there is one    
claim it has to his admiration1 which   
has only to be explained to be          
universally acknowledged4 ,it is simply 
this4 ,only let such of our readers as  
have ascended the galleries of ,st4     
,paul's1 think of the fatigue they      
experienced in the toil1 and            
comparatively speaking1 the little      
gratification they experienced on their 
arrival at the summit4 ,in short1 what  
had they for their pains but the        
distinct roofs of the houses in the     
immediate vicinity1 while the rest of   
the city was half lost in fog and the   
smoke of groves of chimneys4 ,the only  
period at which ,london can be seen1 is 
at sun-rise on a fine summer            

morning--such a morning1 for instance1  
as that of the last ,coronation4 ,this  
too must be before the many thousand    
fires are lighted--exactly the period at
 which it is impossible to gain         
admittance to the cathedral4 ,in the    
,panorama of the ,colosseum1 therefore1 
alone it is that we can see the mighty  
heart1 the town we inhabit2 and for this
 grand scene we are indebted to the     
indefatigable genius of ,mr4 ,hornor4#b 
,the magnificent effect of the          
,panorama1 however1 baffles all         
description of our pen4 ,indeed1 the    
scene gives rise to so many inspiring   
associations in an enthusiastic mind1   
that few ,englishmen1 and still fewer   
,londoners1 are equal to the detail of  
its description4 ,every inch of the vast
 circumference abounds with subject for 
reflection4 ,the streets filled with    
passengers and vehicles--the grandeur of
 the public buildings1 churches1 and    
palatial structures--the majestic river 
winding grandly along1 with the         

shipping1 vessels1 and gay trim of civic
 barges gliding on its surface1 its     
banks studded with splendid hospitals1  
docks1 and antique towers--and its      
stream crossed with magnificent         
bridges--till it stretches away beyond  
the busy haunts of industry1 to the     
rural beauties of ,richmond1 and the    
castellated splendour of ,windsor4 ,of  
course1 the river is the most attractive
 object in the painting2 but overlooking
 the merits of the town itself1 and the 
world of streets and buildings--the     
representation of the environs is       
delightfully picturesque1 and the       
distances are admirably executed2 while 
the whole forms an assemblage of        
grandeur1 unparalleled in art1 as the   
reality is in the history of mankind4   
,the grand and distinguishing merit of  
the ,panorama at the ,colosseum is1     
however1 of a higher order than we have 
yet pointed out to the reader4 ,it has  
the unusual interest of picturesque     
effect with the most scrupulous         

accuracy2 and1 in illustration of the   
latter excellence1 so plain are the     
principal streets in the view1 that     
thousands of visitors will be able to   
identify their own dwellings4 ,we have  
termed this an unusual effect1 because  
we are accustomed to view panoramas as  
fine productions of art1 with           
fascinating and novel contrasts1 and    
altogether as beautiful pictures2 but   
pleasing as may be their effect on the  
spectator1 it must fall very short of   
the intense interest created by the     
topographical or map-like accuracy of   
,mr4 ,hornor's picture1 which is correct
 even to the most minute point of       
detail4 ,thousands of spectators will   
therefore become rivetted by some       
particular objects1 for every ,londoner 
can name a score of sites which are     
endeared to him by some grateful        
recollections and associations of his   
life2 whilst our country friends will be
 lost in admiration at the immense knot 
of dwellings1 till they contrive to pick

 their road back to their inn or        
temporary abode in this queen of cities4
 ,in order to court the rigorous        
inspection of the most critical         
visiters1 engraved sections of the      
various parts of the picture1 numbered  
and described1 will be placed in the    
compartments to which the panorama      
corresponds2 and for still further      
gratification1 glasses will he placed in
 the gallery1 by which houses at the    
distance of ten or twelve miles from the
 city may easily be discerned4 ,all this
 amounts to microscopic painting1 or the
 most elaborate mosaic-work of art4     
,the effect of the near houses1 or those
 in the immediate vicinity of ,st4      
,paul's1 is very striking2 and the      
perspective and effect of light and     
shade of the campanile towers in front  
of the cathedral are admirably managed4 
,in short1 nothing can exceed the fine  
contrast of the bold and broad buildings
 in the fore-ground with the work of the
 middle1 and the minuteness of the      

back-ground3--    ,now to the sister    
hills that skirt her plain1   ,to lofty 
,harrow now1 and now to where           
,majestic ,windsor lifts his princely   
brow1   ,in lovely contrast to this     
glorious view1   ,calmly magnificent4   
,heavens6 what a goodly prospect spreads
 around1   ,of hills1 and dales1 and    
woods1 and lawns1 and spires1           
---------------------------------till   
all   ,the stretching landscape into    
mist decays4  ,it seems scarcely        
possible for painting to achieve        
anything nearer to reality than has been
 effected in the union of the projecting
 portions and the flat surface of the   
picture--an effect which will be hailed 
with enthusiasm by the spectator4 ,this 
part is the work of ,mr4 ,paris1 of     
whose talents and valuable assistance in
 the execution of the painting1 says a  
writer in the ,times1 the proprietor    
speaks in terms of generous enthusiasm1 
which are well deserved1 and equally    
honourable to both parties4 ,another    

critical writer1 in the ,weekly ,review1
 likewise1 pays a deserved tribute to   
the genius of ,mr4 ,paris1 in his share 
of the painting4 ,he says1 ,the         
spectator who shall view this           
magnificent ,panorama1 without being    
previously informed of the difficulties 
with which the able and indefatigable   
artist1 ,mr4 ,e4,t4 ,paris1 had to      
contend1 however he may be struck with  
the tout ensemble1 will hardly be able  
to appreciate the merit of the work4 ,in
 the first place1 as no one individual  
could accomplish such an undertaking in 
a sufficiently short period1 many       
artists were necessarily employed2 each 
of these had his own peculiar style1 and
 taste1 and notions1 which of course he 
would not depart from2 when each of the 
assistant artists1 therefore1 had       
finished his part1 it was necessary for 
,mr4 ,paris to go himself over the      
whole1 retouch everything1 and reduce   
the various parts into harmony with each
 other4 ,this he has effected in the    

most admirable manner1 so that1 at      
present the productions of numerous     
dissimilar pencils appear like the      
creation of one man4 ,another1 and      
perhaps still greater difficulty1 was to
 preserve the true perspective from so  
elevated and novel a point of view1 and 
on curved canvass2 for1 by the closing  
of the dome1 that part of the picture   
upon which the greatest distance was to 
be represented1 is in reality placed    
nearest to the spectator4 ,we must      
observe1 however1 that these            
difficulties have all been surmounted1  
and that the illusion is most complete4 
,our limits advise us to quit the       
principal building1 or that appropriated
 to the panoramic view1 especially as we
 cannot convey to the reader an         
indistinct notion of the curious        
stair-work1 machinery1 and carpentry of 
the ascents1 c4 ,we were induced to     
ascend to the exterior1 but the mid-day 
smoke of the town1 and the heavy fog of 
the day1 spoiled our view4 ,had it not  

been so1 the numerous buildings below1  
with the gardens1 c4 would have reminded
 us that much yet remained to be seen4  
,we hastened down the staircase1 as     
quickly as the loop-hole light would    
allow1 7for this part is to be lit with 
gas17 and returned to the front court by
 the large door at which we entered4 ,in
 the entrance-hall are two aloes in     
tubs1 one of them of noble size1 and we 
could not help contrasting this single  
triumph of ,nature with the little world
 of art we had just been exploring2 and 
our train of reflection was unbroken on 
our entering by the left-hand           
lodge-door1 a range of arched           
conservatories1 in the centre of one of 
which is a ,camellia ,japonica1 which   
produces thirty varieties of flower1 and
 is1 perhaps1 the most magnificent      
specimen in ,england4 ,already here are 
several rare and beautiful plants--a    
large proportion of exotics1 and some of
 the most curious plants of this        
country's growth4 ,in the centre of one 

of the chambers is a circular tank of   
water1 surrounded by small jets1 which  
are to raise their streams so as to form
 a round case of water1 within which are
 to be aquatic plants1 c4 ,at the end of
 this room aviaries are in preparation4 
,hence we ascended into a beautiful     
reading-room1 with ,french windows and  
rusticated ,gothic verandas4 ,the       
artistes were here busy in hanging the  
walls1 c4 with green damask moreen4 ,the
 next room in the suite will be a       
library of beautiful proportions2 and   
beyond this will be another room equally
 splendid1 besides numerous other       
smaller apartments1 in all numbering    
thirty4 ,the object of this part of the 
building is to afford to subscribers all
 the advantages of a club and a         
reading-room1 combined with the novel   
and luxurious conveniences of the       
establishment4 ,we now come to what     
appears to us the bijou of the whole4 ,a
 passage leads from the saloon to a     
suite of small chambers1 representing a 

,swiss cottage4 ,one of these rooms is  
finished4 ,it is wainscotted with       
coloured 7knotted7 wood1 and carved in  
imitation of the fanciful interior of   
the dwellings of the ,swiss             
mountaineers4 ,the immense projecting   
chimney1 its capacious corners1 and the 
stupendous fire-dogs1 are truly         
characteristic charms of cottage life2  
and the illusion is not a little        
enhanced by the prospect from the       
windows1 consisting of terrific rocks   
and caverns1#c among which a cascade is 
to fall from an immense height into a   
lake1 which is to spread immediately    
beneath the windows4 ,the water is not  
yet admitted here2 but from some        
successful specimens of this branch of  
art1 which we have seen1 we are induced 
to think the ,swiss cottage and its     
scenery will be very attractive4 ,the   
exterior of the dwelling1 with its broad
 eaves1 c4 is beautifully picturesque2  
and the interior1 supplied with a suite 
of rustic furniture1 is even            

sufficiently unique for the recherch    
taste of ,mr4 ,hope4  ,this is but an   
imperfect outline of the ingenious works
 which are now just finishing at the    
,colosseum4 ,the undertaking1 as the    
name imports1 is one of the most        
gigantic enterprises for public         
gratification which it has ever been our
 lot to witness2 but great as may be the
 capital already expended here1 and     
indefatigable as have been the exertions
 of the proprietor during the last seven
 years1 it is almost impossible that    
such genius should not be amply         
remunerated4 ,as a concentration of     
every refined amusement and luxurious   
comfort which the taste of the times can
 dictate1 the ,colosseum will doubtless 
be without a rival in ,europe4 ,the     
charms of useful and elegant literature 
will here alternate with the exquisite  
masterpieces of modern art--and to aid  
these attractions1 the pure pleasures of
 the garden and green-house1 and studies
 from the wild and wonderful of sublime 

nature--will be superadded4 ,the extent 
occupied by the requisite buildings1 c4 
is1 as we were informed1 little short of
 five acres4  ,to conclude1 the         
,colosseum will very shortly be opened  
to the public4 ,in the meantime1 such   
persons as wish1 may be gratified with a
 private view of the works in their     
present state1 on terms which have      
already been announced by the           
proprietor4      #b ,it may be a test of
 the length of the reader's acquaintance
     with the ,,mirror--but at page     
#dej1 vol4 i4 he will find a brief      
account of the means by which ,mr4      
,hornor completed his sketches     for  
the ,panorama--his erection of an       
observatory--and a faint     idea of the
 extreme perils1 all which did not daunt
 the fearless     mind of this aspiring 
artist4 ,mr4 ,britton says the sketches 
made     for the projected picture1     
occupied #b1jjj sheets of paper6      #c
 ,mimic rocks and stones may be wrought 
into sublime effect2     and have often 

been introduced into landscape-gardening
 with     striking success4         99  
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----  7,for the ,mirror47     ,yes6 tis 
to thee love   ,i waken the string3     
,yes6 'tis to thee love   ,i only would 
sing2   ,and in thine eyes love1   ,i   
ask but to shine2   ,with softest       
affection1   ,as thou dost in mine4     
,dearest and kindest1   ,i ask but to be
   ,cherished by thee love1   ,as thou  
art by me2   ,then shall our moments    
,glide sunnily o'er4   ,and blest with  
each other1   ,we sigh for no more4     
,wife of thy bosom1   ,by thee loved    
alone1   ,no dearer blessing   ,this    
proud world can own3   ,all its         
attractions   ,delighted ,i'll fly1     
,for thee love1 to live1   ,and with    
thee love to die6  ,h4         99       
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,,hieroglyphical ,,characters4  7,for   
the ,mirror47   ,hieroglyphics consist  
in certain symbols which are made to    
stand for invisible objects1 on account 

of some analogy which such symbols were 
supposed to bear to the objects4 ,egypt 
was the country where this sort of      
writing was most studied1 and brought   
into a regular science4 ,in             
hieroglyphics was conveyed all the      
boasted knowledge of their priests4     
,according to the properties which they 
ascribed to animals1 they chose them to 
be the emblems of moral objects4 ,thus  
ingratitude was expressed by a viper2   
imprudence1 by a fly2 wisdom1 by an ant2
 knowledge1 by an eye2 eternity1 by a   
circle which has neither beginning nor  
end2 a man universally shunned1 by an   
eel1 which they supposed to be found    
with no other fish4 ,sometimes they     
joined two or more of these characters  
together1 as a serpent with a hawk's    
head1 denoted nature1 with ,god         
presiding over it4  ,,ina4         99   
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,,manners  ,,customs ,,of ,,all         
,,nations4   ,,bull-,,fights ,,at       
,,lima4  ,from ,general ,miller's       

,memoirs4 ,second edition4   ,the taste 
for bull-fights1 introduced by the early
 ,spaniards1 is retained by their       
,american descendants with undiminished 
ardour4 ,the announcement of an         
exhibition of this kind produces a state
 of universal excitement4 ,the streets  
are thronged1 and the population of the 
surrounding country1 dressed in their   
gayest attire1 add to the multitudes of 
the city4 ,the sport is conducted with  
an clat that exceeds the bull-fights in 
every other part of ,south ,america1 and
 perhaps even surpasses those of        
,madrid4 ,the death of the bull1 when   
properly managed1 creates as much       
interest in the ladies of ,lima1 as the 
death of the hare to the ,english       
huntress1 or the winning horse to the   
titled dames at ,newmarket or           
,doncaster4 ,nor can the pugilistic     
fancy of ,england take a deeper interest
 in the event of a prize-fight1 than the
 gentlemen of ,lima in the scientific   
worrying of a bull4 ,it is curious to   

observe how various are ideas of cruelty
 in different countries4 ,the ,english1 
for instance1 exclaim against the       
barbarity of the bull-fight1 as compared
 with the noble sport of cock-fighting1 
badger-baiting1 c4 ,but their           
enlightened horror could not exceed the 
disgust shown by a young ,south         
,american1 who witnessed a casual       
boxing-match between two boys in ,hyde  
,park1 surrounded and encouraged1 as he 
expressed himself1 by well-dressed      
barbarians4 ,it is amusing to witness   
the complacency with which one nation   
accuses another of cruelty1 without     
taking a glance at customs at home4 ,the
 bulls destined for the ring are        
obtained principally from the woods in  
the valleys of ,chincha1 where they are 
bred in a wild state4 ,to catch and     
drive them to ,lima1 a distance of sixty
 leagues1 is a matter of no             
inconsiderable expense4 ,a bull is given
 by each gremio1 or incorporated trading
 company of the city4 ,the gremios vie  

in decorating their donation1 which is  
bedizened with ribbons and flowers2     
across its shoulders are suspended      
mantles richly embroidered with the arms
 of the gremio to which it belongs1 all 
of which become the perquisite of the   
,toreador or ,matador who slays the     
bull4 ,the price of admission is four   
reals1 or two shillings2 but an         
additional charge is made for seats in  
the boxes2 and the managers pay a       
considerable tax to government on every 
performance4 ,early in the afternoon of 
the day fixed upon for a bull-fight1    
every street leading to the amphitheatre
 is crowded with carriages1 horsemen1   
and pedestrians4 ,all are in the highest
 state of excitement1 the highest glee1 
and in full dress4 ,the business of the 
ring commences1 about #b p4m4 by a      
curious sort of prelude4 ,a company of  
soldiers perform a despejo1 or a        
military pantomime4 ,the men having been
 previously drilled for that purpose1 go
 through a variety of fanciful          

evolutions1 forming the ,roman and      
,greek crosses1 stars1 and figures1 so  
describing a sentence1 such as viva la  
patria1 viva ,san ,martin1 or the name  
of any other person who happens to be at
 the head of the government4 ,as a      
finale1 the soldiers form a circle1 face
 outwards1 then advance towards the     
boxes1 preserving their circular order1 
which they extend1 until they approach  
close enough to climb up to the benches4
 ,every movement is made to the sound of
 the drum2 the effect is exceedingly    
good4 ,a band of music is likewise in   
attendance1 and plays at intervals4 ,the
 prelude being over1 six or seven       
toreador enter the arena on foot1       
dressed in silk jackets of different    
colours1 richly spangled or bordered    
with gold or silver lace4 ,one or two of
 these men1 and who are called          
matadores1 are pardoned criminals1 and  
they receive a considerable sum for     
every bull they kill4 ,about the same   
time various amateurs1 well mounted on  

steeds gaily caparisoned1 fancifully and
 tastefully attired1 present themselves4
 ,when all is prepared1 a door is opened
 under the box occupied by the          
municipality1 and a bull rushes from a  
pen4 ,at first he gazes about as if in  
surprise1 but is soon put upon his      
mettle1 by the waving of flags and the  
throwing of darts1 crackers1 and other  
annoyances4 ,the amateur cavaliers      
display their horsemanship and skill in 
provoking and in eluding his vengeance1 
in order to catch the eye of some       
favourite fair one1 and to gain the     
applause of their friends and the       
audience4 ,they infuriate the animal by 
waving a mantle over his head1 and when 
pursued they do not allow their horses  
to advance more than a few inches from  
the horns of the angry bull4 ,when at   
full speed1 they make their horse       
revolve upon his hind legs1 and remain  
in readiness to make a second turn upon 
the animal4 ,this operation is several  
times repeated with equal agility and   

boldness1 and is called capear4 ,the    
amateurs then promenade around to       
acknowledge the plaudits bestowed4 ,this
 species of sparring on horseback with  
the bull1 is practised only in ,south   
,america4 ,indeed in no other part of   
the world is the training of the horses1
 or the dexterity of the horseman1 equal
 to the performance of such exploits4   
,effigies made of skin and filled with  
wind1 and others made of straw1 in which
 are live birds1 are placed in the      
arena4 ,the bull tosses them in the air1
 but being made heavy at the base1 they 
come to the ground always retaining an  
upright posture4 ,the straw figures are 
furnished with fire-works1 which are    
made to take fire when the birds escape 
from within1 and it sometimes happens   
that the bull has the flaming and       
cracking figure upon his horns4         
,sometimes the bull is maddened by      
fire-works being fastened on him1 which 
go off in succession4 ,the crackers     
being expended1 the animal usually      

stands gazing around with rolling       
tongue1 panting sides1 and eyes         
sparkling with rage4 ,he is then faced  
by the principal matador1 who holds a   
straight sword in one hand and a flag in
 the other2 as the bull runs at him with
 full speed1 the matador coolly1 but    
with great celerity1 takes one step to  
the left1 holding the flag just over the
 spot he occupied when the bull took    
aim4 ,being foiled1 the bull wheels     
round1 and charges his tormentor a      
second time1 who again skilfully eludes 
being caught on the horns3 this is      
repeated about three times1 to the great
 delight of the audience4 ,at length the
 matador assumes a sort of fencing      
attitude1 and at the critical moment1   
plunges his sword into the bull's neck1 
near to its shoulders1 when it falls    
dead at his feet4 ,handkerchiefs are    
waved1 and applauding shouts resound    
from every side4 ,four horses richly    
harnessed then appear4 ,the dead bull is
 quickly fixed to traces1 and dragged   

out at a gallop1 cheered by continued   
acclamations4    ,four steeds that spurn
 the rein1 as swift as shy1   ,hurl the 
dark bulk along1 scarce seen in dashing 
by4    ,,byron4  ,other bulls are killed
 in the same way by successive          
matadores4 ,one is generally despatched 
by means of a long knife grasped by the 
matador1 so that when his arm is        
extended1 the blade is perpendicular to 
the wrist4 ,the bull being worried for a
 time1 the matador1 instead of receiving
 him on the point of a sword as before1 
steps one pace aside as the bull runs at
 him1 and adroitly plunges the knife    
into the spinal marrow behind the horns1
 and the animal drops dead              
instantaneously4 ,another bull is next  
attacked by mounted picadores1 armed    
with lances4 ,their legs are protected  
by padding4 ,their horses are of little 
value1 and cannot easily get out of the 
way of the bull4 ,neither do the riders 
often attempt it2 to do so being        
considered cowardly4 ,the consequence   

is1 the horses generally receive a      
mortal gore2 part of their entrails are 
frequently torn out1 and exhibit a most 
disgusting spectacle4 ,the riders run   
considerable risk1 for their lances are 
inadequate to killing the bull1 which   
after being gored and mangled1 is       
finally despatched by a matador4  ,the  
next bull1 as he sallies from the pen1  
is encountered by six or eight ,indians 
with short lances1 who kneel down like  
the front rank of a battalion to receive
 a cavalry charge4 ,one or two ,indians 
are usually tossed2 the others follow up
 the bull1 and when he turns upon them1 
they drop on one knee and receive him as
 before4 ,they are seldom able to       
despatch him1 and a matador steps       
forward to end his sufferings4 ,some of 
the ,indians are often much hurt3 they  
invariably make themselves half drunk   
before they enter the circus1 alleging  
that they can fight the bull better when
 they see double4 ,again1 another bull  
is let into the ring for the lanzada1 or

 trial of the lance1 the handle of which
 is very long and strong1 fixed into a  
wooden socket secured to the ground1 and
 supported by an ,indian torrero4 ,the  
head of the lance is a long blade of    
highly tempered steel2 and made sharp as
 a razor4 ,before the bull is permitted 
to leave the pen1 he is rendered furious
 by a variety of torments4 ,when he has 
been sufficiently maddened1 the doors   
are thrown open1 and the animal makes a 
rush at the ,indian1 who is dressed in  
scarlet1 and directs the lance as he    
kneels on the ground4 ,the raging bull  
runs at him2 but he steadily points the 
lance1 so as to receive the bull on its 
point4 ,such is the force with which he 
plunges at his opponent1 that the lance 
generally enters at the head1 and       
breaking through skull and bones1 comes 
out at the sides or back4 ,finally1 a   
bull with tail erect1 comes bellowing   
and bounding in1 with a man strapped on 
his back4 ,the animal jumps and capers  
about1 making every effort to rid       

himself of his burthen1 to the no small 
amusement of the spectators4 ,the rider 
at length loosens the straps1 and the   
bull is attacked on all sides by        
amateurs and matadores on foot and on   
horseback4 ,when a matador has killed a 
bull1 he bows to the government box1    
then to the municipality1 and then all  
around1 receiving plaudits in proportion
 to the skill he has shown1 and the     
sport he has afforded4 ,advancing then  
to the box of the municipality1 he      
receives his reward from one of the     
members1 who is appointed as judge on   
the occasion1 which consists of a few   
dollars thrown into the arena4 ,when the
 spectators are particularly gratified  
by the performance1 they also throw     
money into the ring4         99       99
       99       99       99    ,,the    
,,anecdote ,,gallery4   ,,anecdotes ,,of
 ,,celebrated ,,authors1 ,,french ,,and 
,,italian4   ,crebillon's manner of life
 was extremely singular4 ,he slept      
little1 and lay very hard2 he was always

 surrounded with about thirty cats and  
dogs2 and used to smoke tobacco1 to keep
 his room sweet against their           
exhalations4 ,being one day asked1 in a 
large company1 which of his works he    
thought the best8 ,i don't know1        
answered he1 which is my best           
production2 but this 7pointing to his   
son1 who was present7 is certainly my   
worst4 ,it is1 replied the son1 with    
vivacity1 because no ,carthusian had a  
hand in it1 alluding to the report that 
the best passages in his father's       
tragedies had been written by a         
,carthusian friar1 who was his friend4  
,molieres1 the celebrated ,french priest
 and mathematician1 was a very irritable
 man1 which led him frequently into     
passions1 of which one was the cause of 
his death in #agdb4 ,in other respects  
he was reckoned a very amiable          
character2 but was apt to be so absent1 
or absorbed in his studies1 as to appear
 almost wholly insensible to surrounding
 objects4 ,his infirmity in this respect

 became known1 and he was accordingly   
made the subject of depredations4 ,a    
shoe-black once finding him profoundly  
absorbed in a reverie1 contrived to     
steal the silver buckles from his shoes1
 replacing them with iron ones4 ,at     
another time1 while at his studies1 a   
villain broke into the room in which he 
was sitting1 and demanded his money2    
,molieres1 without rising from his      
studies1 or giving any alarm1 coolly    
showed him where it was1 requesting him1
 as a great favour1 that he would not   
derange his papers4  ,ariosto1 the      
celebrated ,italian poet1 being asked   
why he had not built his house in a more
 magnificent manner1 and more suitable  
to the noble descriptions which he had  
given of sumptuous palaces1 beautiful   
porticoes1 and pleasant fountains1 in   
his ,orlando ,furioso1 he replied1 that 
words were combined together with less  
expense than stones4 ,to such a degree  
was he charmed with his own verse1 and  
so much did he also excel in his manner 

of reading1 that he was always disgusted
 if he heard his own writings repeated  
with an ill grace and accent4           
,accordingly1 it is said1 that1 when he 
accidentally heard a potter singing a   
stanza of his ,orlando in an incorrect  
and ungraceful manner1 he was so        
incensed1 that he rushed into his shop  
and broke several of the pots which were
 exposed to sale2 when the potter       
expostulated with him for this          
unprovoked injury1 ,ariosto replied1 ,i 
indeed have broken half a dozen of your 
pots1 which are not worth so many       
halfpence1 and you have spoiled a stanza
 of mine1 which is worth a considerable 
sum of gold4 ,he was so attached to a   
plain and frugal mode of life1 that he  
says of himself in one of his poems1    
that he was a fit person to have lived  
in the world when acorns were the food  
of mankind4 ,his constitution was       
delicate and infirm2 and1               
notwithstanding his temperance and      
general abstemiousness1 his health was  

often interrupted4 ,he bore his last    
sickness with uncommon resolution and   
serenity2 affirming1 that he was willing
 to die on many accounts1 and           
particularly because he found that the  
greatest divines were of opinion that we
 shall know one another in the other    
world2 and he observed to those who were
 with him1 that many of his friends were
 departed1 whom he desired to visit1 and
 that he thought every moment tedious   
till he gained that happiness4  ,dante1 
the celebrated ,italian poet1 has been  
described by ,boccacio1 as of a middle  
stature1 of a pensive and melancholy    
expression in his countenance4 ,he was  
courteous and civil1 and his way of     
living extremely temperate4 ,he is said 
to have been a very absent man1 of which
 instances have been recorded2 once     
meeting with a book in an apothecary's1 
which he had been long looking for1 he  
opened it1 and read from morning till   
night without being roused from his     
pursuit by the distraction and tumult   

occasioned by a great wedding passing   
through the street4 ,for some time he   
roved about ,italy in an indigent and   
distressed condition1 till he was       
hospitably received by the ,lord of     
,ravenna1 his patron and friend4  ,paul 
,scarron1 whose life abounds with       
curious features1 married ,mademoiselle 
d',aubign1 afterwards the celebrated    
,madame de ,maintenon1 who was at that  
time only sixteen years of age4 ,on his 
marriage1 the notary asked him what     
dowry he would settle upon his wife8 he 
replied1 ,immortality3 the names of the 
wives of kings die with them1 but the   
name of ,scarron's wife shall live for  
ever4 ,he was accustomed to talk to his 
superiors with great freedom1 and in a  
very jocular style4 ,in a dedication to 
the king1 he thus addressed his majesty3
 ,i shall endeavour to persuade your    
majesty1 that you would do yourself no  
injury1 were you to do me a small       
favour2 for in that case ,i should      
become gay4 ,if ,i should become more   

gay1 ,i should write sprightly comedies2
 and if ,i should write sprightly       
comedies1 your majesty would be amused1 
and thus your money would not be lost4  
,all this appears so evident that ,i    
should certainly be convinced of it1 if 
,i were as great a king as ,i am now a  
poor unfortunate man4 ,scarron took     
pleasure in reading his works to his    
friends1 as he composed them2 he used to
 call it trying them4 ,segrais and      
another person coming to him one day1   
,take a chair1 he said1 and sit down1   
that ,i may examine my ,comic ,romance4 
,when he saw them laugh very heartily1  
he said he was satisfied1 my book will  
be well received since it makes persons 
of such delicate taste laugh4 ,he was   
not disappointed in his expectations1   
for the ,romance had a great run4 ,in   
the year #afch1 he was attending the    
,carnival at ,mons1 of which he was a   
canon4 ,having put on the dress of a    
savage1 he was followed by a troop of   
boys into a morass1 where he was kept so

 long1 that the cold penetrated his     
debilitated limbs1 which became         
contracted in such a manner1 that he    
used to compare his body to the shape of
 a ,z4 ,he died in #affj1 at the age of 
fifty2 he said to his friends who       
surrounded his dying bed1 ,i shall never
 make you weep so much as ,i have made  
you laugh4 ,in his epitaph1 made by     
himself1 he desires1 in a mixture of the
 comic and the pathetic1 that the       
passengers would not awaken1 by their   
noise1 poor ,scarron from the first good
 sleep he had ever enjoyed4  ,p4,t4,w4  
99       99       99       99       99  
,,the ,,selector2 ,,and ,,literary      
,,notices ,,of ,,new ,,works4           
,,legends ,,of ,,the ,,lakes2 ,,or1     
,,sayings ,,and ,,doings ,,at           
,,killarney4  ,by ,t4 ,crofton ,croker1 
,esq4   ,two volumes of tickling        
legendary tales are almost too much for 
our laughter-holding sides1 but more    
especially at this merry season--fraught
 with humour--and when reminiscences of 

the past make up for lack of realities  
of the present4 ,to notice such a work  
is ten times more 7we had almost said7  
trouble than to despatch half a dozen   
dull books1 or a dozen harmless1        
well-meaning satires on human nature4   
,but we will do our best to detach some 
of the good things from ,mr4 ,croker's  
volumes1 although the humour of the     
sketches which adorn them1 is of too    
subtle a quality for our pen or sheet to
 hold4  ,mr4 ,croker takes for granted  
that when people go to see the ,lakes of
 ,killarney1 they do not intend making a
 very serious business of the excursion2
 but rather desire1 while their eyes are
 pleased with romantic scenery1 that    
their ears should be tickled by         
legendary tales2 and accordingly he     
thinks it extraordinary that no         
guide-book should exist for the local   
traditions of ,killarney4 ,this accounts
 for our finding ,mr4 ,croker on the box
 of the ,killarney mail coach1 beside   
,mat4 ,crowley1 the driver1 at page #b1 

of his first volume4 ,here is no        
preamble about friends pressing the     
author to print--not intended for the   
public eye--a mere note-book1 c4--but he
 begins his journey with the first crack
 of the whip1 and a righte merrie       
journey it is4  ,our facetious friend   
soon reaches ,killarney1 and is         
introduced to the lord high-admiral of  
the lakes1 and then1 as the newspapers  
say of a pantomime1 the fun begins4 ,our
 first extract is  ,o',,sullivan',s     
,,punch ,,bowl4  ,what are we to land   
here for8 said ,i to the coxswain4      
,only just to show your honour          
,o',sullivan's cascade1 was the reply4  
,here1 ,doolan1 show the gentleman the  
way4 ,ascending a rugged path through   
the wood1 we soon reached the foot of   
the fall4  ,isn't that as fine a sight  
as you'd meet with in a month of        
,sundays1 said ,doolan4 ,only see how   
the white water comes biling like a pot 
of praties over the big1 black rocks1   
down it comes1 one tumble over the      

other1 the green trees all the while    
stretching out their arms as if they    
wanted to stop it4 ,and then it makes   
such a dickins of a nise as it pounces  
into that black pool at the bottom1 that
 it's enough to bother the brains of a  
man entirely4 ,why1 then1 isn't it a    
wonder how all that water sprung up out 
of the mountain8 for sure1 isn't there a
 bit of a lake above there1 in the      
hollow of the hill that the waterfall   
comes out of1--they calls it            
,o',sullivan's ,punch ,bowl8  ,and1     
pray1 who was this ,o',sullivan that had
 such a capacious ,punch ,bowl8  ,och1  
then1 'tis he's the fine1 portly looking
 jantleman1 and has a vice 7voice7 as   
big as twenty2 'twould do your heart    
good to hear the cry of him on a stag   
hunt day1 making the mountain ring      
again4  ,well1 ,doolan1 you haven't told
 me all this time who ,o',sullivan is4  
,why1 then1 that's the quare question   
for your honour to be after axing me4   
,sure all the country knows ,o',sullivan

 of ,toomies1 for didn't him1 and his   
father before him1 live at the butt end 
of the mountain1 near the neck of the   
,lawn2 and wasn't they great chieftains 
in the ould times2 and hadn't they a    
great sketch of country to themselves3  
they haven't so much now1 for their     
hearts were too big for their manes     
7means27 and that's the rason           
,o',sullivan was obligated to sell this 
part of the mountain to ,mr4 ,herbert of
 ,mucruss8  ,a sad story this1 ,doolan2 
but it seems to me these ,o',sullivans  
must have been very fond of a bowl of   
punch1 or why is the lake you mentioned 
called ,o',sullivan's ,punch ,bowl8     
,oh1 then1 your honour's as sharp as a  
needle entirely2 but about that same    
lake it's a quare story sure enough4 ,a 
long time before there was a waterfall  
here at all1 one of the rale ould       
,o',sullivans was out all day hunting   
the red deer among the mountains4 ,well1
 sir1 just as he was getting quite      
weary1 and was wishing for a drop of the

 cratur to put him in spirits--  ,or    
spirits into him1 said ,i4  ,oh1 sure1  
'tis all the same thing1 returned       
,doolan with a grin1 intended for a     
smile4 ',tis all one surely1 if a man   
can only have the drop when he wants it4
 ,well1 what should ,o',sullivan see but
 the most beautiful stag that ever was  
seen before or since in this world2 for 
he was as big as a colt1 and had horns  
upon him like a weaver's beam1 and a    
collar of real gold round his neck4     
,away went the stag1 and away went the  
dogs after him full cry1 and            
,o',sullivan after the dogs1 for he was 
determined to have that beautiful fine  
stag2 and though1 as ,i said1 he was    
tired and weary enough1 you'd think the 
sight of that stag put fresh life into  
him4 ,a pretty bit of a dance he led    
him1 for he was an enchanted stag4 ,away
 he went entirely off by                
,macgillicuddy's ,reeks1 round by the   
mountains of the ,upper ,lake1 crossed  
the river by the ,eagle's ,nest1 and    

never stopped nor staid till he came to 
where the ,punch ,bowl is now4 ,when    
,o',sullivan came to the same place he  
was fairly ready to drop1 and for       
certain that was no wonder2 but what    
vexed him more than all was to find his 
dogs at fault1 and the never a bit of a 
stag to be seen high nor low4 ,well1 my 
dear sowl1 he didn't know what to make  
of it1 and seeing there was no use in   
staying there1 and it so late1 he       
whistled his dogs to him1 and was just  
going to go home4 ,the moon was just    
setting over to the top of the mountain 
shedding her light1 broad and bright1   
over the edge of the wood and down on   
the lake1 which was like a sheet of     
silver1 except where the islands threw  
their black shadows over the water4     
,o',sullivan looked about him1 and began
 to grow quite dismal in himself1 for   
sure it was a lonesome sight1 and       
besides he had a sort of dread upon him1
 though he couldn't tell the reason why4
 ,so not liking to stay there1 as ,i    

said before1 he was just going to make  
the best of his way home1 when1 who     
should he see1 but ,fuan ,mac ,cool     
7,fingal47 standing like a big joint    
7giant7 on the top of a rock4 ',hallo1  
,o',sullivan1' says he1 'where are you  
going so fast8' says he1 'come back with
 me1' says he1 ',i want to have some    
talk with you4' ,you may be sure it was 
,o',sullivan was amazed and a little bit
 frightened too1 though he wouldn't     
pertind to it2 and it would be no wonder
 if he was2 for if ,o',sullivan had a   
big vice1 7voice7 ,fuan ,mac ,cool had a
 bigger ten times1 and it made the      
mountains shake again like thunder1 and 
all the eagles fly up to the moon4      
',what do you want with me8' says       
,o',sullivan1 at the same time putting  
on as bould a face as he could4 ',i want
 to know what business you had hunting  
my stag8' says ,fuan1 'by the vestment1'
 says he1 'if 'twas any one else but    
yourself1 ,o',sullivan1 ,i'd play the   
red vengeance with him4 ,but1 as you're 

one of the right sort1 ,i'll pass it    
over this time2 and1 as my stag has led 
you a pretty dance over the mountains1  
,i'll give you a drop of good drink1    
,o',sullivan2 only take my advice1 and  
never hunt my stag again4' ,then ,fuan  
,mac ,cool stamped with his foot1 and   
all of a sudden1 just in the hollow     
which his foot made in the mountain1    
there came up a little lake1 which      
tumbled down the rocks1 and made the    
waterfall4 ,when ,o',sullivan went to   
take a drink of it1 what should it be   
but rale whiskey punch1 and it staid the
 same way1 running with whiskey punch1  
morning1 noon1 and night1 until the     
,sasenaghs#d came into the country1 when
 all at once it was turned to water1    
though it goes still by the name of     
,o',sullivan's ,punch ,bowl4'      #d   
,saxons--,the ,english4         99      
99       99       99       99  ,in the  
island1 the guide importunes ,mr4       
,croker to visit the shelf of a rock    
overshadowed by yew1 and called the ,bed

 of ,honour1 because 'twas there a      
lord-lieutenant of ,ireland would go to 
sleep to cool himself after drinking    
plenty of whiskey punch4 ,he is         
cautioned against venturing too near the
 ledge of a rock1 the very spot the poor
 author gentleman fell from2 they called
 him ,hell--,hell--no1 'twasn't ,hell1  
either1 but ,hal2 oh1 then1 what a head 
,i have upon me--oh1 ,i have it         
now--,hallam's the name1 your honour4   
,what the author of the ,middle ,ages8  
,true for you1 sir1 he was a middle aged
 man2 and then there was another great  
writing gentleman1 one ,sir ,walter     
,scott1 c4  ,mr4 ,croker chances to be  
confined to his hotel by the rainy      
weather1 and this circumstance          
introduces the following legend1        
narrated by one of his old friends3--   
,well1 well1 said ,lynch1 smiling1 ,i'll
 give you the legend of ,saint ,swithin 
exactly as it was told to me about a    
month since--,i have occasionally       
employed an industrious1 poor man1 named

 ,tom ,doody1 to work in my garden4     
',well1 ,tom1' said ,i to him1 'this is 
,swithin's day1 and not a drop of       
rain--you see the old saying of forty   
days' rain goes for nothing4'--',o1 but 
the day isn't over yet1' said ,tom1 'so 
you'd better not halloo1 sir1 till      
you're out of the wood4 ,i'll go bail   
we'll have rain some time of the day1   
and then you may be sure of it for the  
forty days4'--',if that's the way1      
,tom1' said ,i1 'this same ,swithin must
 have been the thirstiest saint in the  
calendar2 and it's quite certain he must
 be a real ,irish saint1 since he's so  
fond of the drop4'--',you may laugh if  
you please1' said ,tom1 resting on his  
spade1 'you may laugh if you please1 but
 it's a bad thing any how to spake that 
way of the saints2 and1 sure1 ,saint    
,swithin was a blessed priest1 and the  
rain was a miracle sent on his account2 
but may be you never heard how it came  
to pass4'--',no1 ,tom1 ,i did not1' said
 ,i--',well1 then1 ,i'll tell you1' said

 he1 'how it was4 ,saint ,swithin was a 
priest1 and a very holy man1 so holy    
that he went by no other name but that  
of the blessed priest4 ,he wasn't like  
the priests now-a-days1 who ride about  
on fine horses1 with spectacles stuck   
upon their noses1 and horsewhips in     
their hands1 and polished boots on their
 legs1 that fit them as nate as a       
,limerick glove 7,god forgive me for    
spaking ill of the clargy1 but some of  
them have no more conscience than a pig 
in a pratie garden2'7 ,i give you       
,doody's own words1 said ,mr4 ,lynch4   
,that's exactly what ,i wish4  ,and he  
continued--',saint ,swithin was not that
 kind of priest1 no such thing2 for he  
did nothing but pray from morning to    
night1 so that he brought a blessing on 
the whole country round2 and could cure 
all sorts of diseases1 and was so       
charitable that he'd give away the shirt
 off his back4 ,then1 whenever he went  
out1 it was quite plain and sober1 on a 
rough little mountainy garran2 and he   

thought himself grand entirely if his   
big ould fashioned boots got a rub of   
the grase4 ,it was no wonder he should  
be called the blessed priest1 and that  
the people far and near should flock to 
him to mass and confession2 or that they
 thought it a blessed thing to have him 
lay his hands on their heads4 ,it's a   
pity the likes of him should ever die1  
but there's no help for death2 and sure 
if he wasn't so good entirely he'd have 
been left1 and not be taken away as he  
was2 for 'tis them that are most wanting
 the first to go4 ,the news of his death
 flew about like lightning2 and there   
was nothing but ullagoning through all  
the country1 and they had no less than  
right1 for they lost a good friend the  
day he died4 ,however1 from ullagoning1 
they soon came to fighting about where  
he was to be buried4 ,his own parish    
wouldn't part with him if they got half 
,ireland1 and sure they had the best    
right to him2 but the next parish wanted
 to get him by the lauve laider 7strong 

hand17 for they thought it would bring a
 blessing on them to have his bones     
among them2 so his own parishioners at  
last took and buried him by night1      
without the others knowing any thing    
about it4 ,when the others heard it they
 were tearing mad1 and raised a large   
faction1 thinking to take him up and    
carry him away in spite of his          
parishioners2 so they had a great battle
 upon it2 but those who had the best    
right to him were beat out and out1 and 
the others were just going to take him  
up1 when there came all at once such    
rain as was never seen before or since2 
it was so heavy that they were obliged  
to run away half drownded1 and give it  
up as a bad job4 ,they thought1 however1
 that it wouldn't last long1 and that   
they could come again2 but they were out
 in that1 for it never stopped raining  
in that manner for forty days1 so they  
were obliged to give it up entirely2 and
 ever since that time there's always    
more or less rain on ,saint ,swithin's  

day1 and for forty days after4'  ,just  
as ,tom ,doody had finished his story   
there came a tremendous shower4 ',there 
now1 why1' said ,tom1 with a look of    
triumph1 as we ran for shelter1 'there  
now1 why1 isn't it a true bill8 well1 ,i
 knew ,saint ,swithin wouldn't fail us4'
 ,and ,i1 as the very elements seemed to
 be in his favour1 was obliged to leave 
him the victory4         99       99    
99       99       99  ,we pass over ,mr4
 ,croker's account of ,mucruss ,abbey   
and all its legendary lore1 to ,tim     
,marcks's adventures with a walking     
skull1 at ,aghadoe4  ,a fine extensive  
prospect this1 said ,i to ,general      
,picket1 so was my guide called4        
,that's the good truth for your honour1 
he replied1 only it's a mighty lonesome 
place1 and they say it's haunted by     
spirits1 though ,tim ,marcks says       
there's no such thing4 ,may be your     
honour wouldn't know ,thicus ,morckus2  
he's a long stocah of a fellow1 with a  
big nose1 wears knee breeches1 corderoy 

leggings1 and takes a power of snuff4   
,and1 if your honour would like to see  
him1 he lives at ,corrigmalvin1 at the  
top of ,high ,street1 in the town of    
,killarney4 ,to be sure1 some people    
say1 all that comes from ,tim isn't     
gospel1 but that's neither here nor     
there2 so1 as ,i was saying1 ',i don't  
believe in spirits1' says he to me1 of a
 day he was mending the road here1 and  
,i along with him--',the dickins you    
don't1' says ,i1 'and what's your rason 
for that same8'--',i'll tell you that1' 
says he2 'it was a could frosty night in
 the month of ,december1 the doors were 
shut1 and we were all sitting by the    
side of a blazing turf fire4 ,my father 
was smoking his doodeen in the chimney  
corner1 my mother was overseeing the    
girls that were tonging the flax1 and ,i
 and the other gossoons were doing      
nothing at all1 only roasting praties in
 the ashes4 ,was the colt brought in8   
says my father4 ,wisha1 fakes then6 ,i  
believes not1 says ,i4 ,why1 then1 ,tim1

 says he1 you must run and drive him in 
directly1 for it's a mortal could night4
 ,and where is he1 father8 says ,i4 ,in 
the far field1 at the other side of the 
ould church1 says he4 ,murder6 says ,i1 
for ,i didn't like the thoughts of going
 near the ould church at all1 at all4   
,but there was no use in saying agen it1
 for my father 7,god be merciful to     
him67 had us under as much command as a 
regiment of soldiers4 ,so away ,i went1 
with a light foot and a heavy heart4    
,well1 ,i soon came to the bounds' ditch
 between the farm and the berrin ground 
of the ould church4 ,then ,i slackened  
my pace a little1 and kept looking      
hither and over1 for fear of being taken
 by surprise4 ,the moon was shining     
clear as day1 so that ,i could see the  
gray tombstones and the white skulls2   
when1 all at once1 ,i thought one of    
them began to move4 ,i could hardly     
believe my two eyes2 but1 fakes1 it was 
true enough2 for presently it came      
walking down the hill1 quite leisurely  

at first1 then a little faster1 till at 
last it came rolling at the rate of a   
fox hunt4 ,twill be stopped at the      
bounds' ditch1 thinks ,i2 but ,i was    
never more out in my reckoning1 for it  
bowled fair through the gap1 and made   
directly up to me4 ,by the mortal frost1
 says ,i1 ,i'm done for2 and away ,i    
scampered as fast as my legs could carry
 me2 but the skull came faster after me1
 for ,i could hear every lump it gave   
against the stones4 ,it's a long stretch
 of a hill from the berrin ground down  
to the road2 but you'd think ,i wasn't  
longer getting down than whilst you'd be
 saying ,jack ,robinson4 ,sure enough ,i
 did make great haste2 but if ,i did1   
the more haste the worse speed1 they    
say1 and so by me any how1 for ,i went  
souse up to my neck in a dirty ,lochaune
 by the side of the road4 ,well1 when ,i
 recovered a little1 what would ,i see  
but the skull at the edge of the        
,lochaune1 stuck fast in a furze bush1  
and grinning down at me4 ,oh1 you're    

there1 says ,i2 ,i'll have one rap at   
you any how1 for worse than die ,i      
can't2 so ,i up with a lump of a        
blackthorn1 ,i had in my fist1 and gives
 it a rap1 when what should it be after 
all1 but a huge rat1 which had got into 
the skull1 and1 trying to get out again1
 it made it to roll down the hill in    
that frightful way4 ,to be sure1' said  
,tim1 'to be sure it was mighty         
frightful1 but it wasn't a ghost after  
all2 and1 indeed1 7barring that7 ,i     
never saw any thing worse than myself1  
though we lived for a long time near the
 ould church of ,aghadoe4'  ,this is all
 we can spare room for at present4 ,the 
second volume is untouched1 and will    
afford us a few extractable pieces--but 
they must be short4 ,we have heard of   
all stages of laughter--as being        
convulsed--ready to burst--splitting    
sides--and if our readers promise not to
 die1 in due order1 with laughter--we   
may probably recur to ,mr4 ,croker's    
very tickling volumes4         99       

99       99       99       99   ,,spirit
 ,,of ,,discovery4  ,analogous ,growth  
of ,trees and ,animals4   ,trees placed 
in an exposed situation have their      
resources2--the object being to protect 
the sap-vessels1 which transmit         
nutriment1 and which lie betwixt the    
wood and the bark1 the tree never fails 
to throw out1 and especially on the side
 most exposed to the blast1 a thick     
coating of bark1 designed to protect1   
and which effectually does protect1 the 
sap-vessels and the process of          
circulation to which they are adapted1  
from the injury which necessarily must  
otherwise ensue4 ,now1 if an animal is  
in danger of suffocation from want of   
vital air1 instead of starving by being 
exposed to its unqualified rigour1      
instinct or reason directs the sufferer 
to approach those apertures through     
which any supply of that necessary of   
human life can be attained1 and induces 
man1 at the same time1 to free himself  
from any coverings which may be rendered

 oppressive by the state in which he    
finds himself4 ,now it may be easily    
proved1 that a similar instinct to that 
which induced the unfortunate sufferers 
in the black-hole of ,calcutta to       
struggle with the last efforts to       
approach the solitary aperture which    
admitted air to their dungeon1 and to   
throw from them their garments1 in order
 to encourage the exertions which nature
 made to relieve herself by             
perspiration1 is proper1 also1 to the   
noblest of the vegetable tribe4 ,look at
 a wood or plantation which has not been
 duly thinned3--the trees which exist   
will be seen drawn up to poles1 with    
narrow and scanty tops1 endeavouring to 
make their way towards such openings to 
the sky as might permit the access of   
light and air4 ,if entirely precluded by
 the boughs which have closed over them1
 the weaker plants will be found        
strangely distorted by attempts to get  
out at a side of the plantation2 and    
finally1 if overpowered in these        

attempts by the obstacles opposed to    
them1 they inevitably perish4 ,as men   
throw aside their garments1 influenced  
by a close situation1 trees placed in   
similar circumstances1 exhibit a bark   
thin and beautifully green and          
succulent1 entirely divested of that    
thick1 coarse1 protecting substance     
which covers the sap-vessels in an      
exposed position4  ,there is a singular 
and beautiful process of action and     
re-action which takes place betwixt the 
progress of the roots and of the        
branches4 ,the latter must1 by their    
vigour and numbers1 stretch out under   
ground before the branches can develope 
themselves in the air2 and1 on the other
 hand1 it is necessary that the branches
 so develope themselves1 to give        
employment to the roots in collecting   
food4 ,there is a system of close       
commerce between them2 if either fail in
 discharging their part1 the other must 
suffer in proportion4 ,the increase of  
the branches1 therefore1 in exposed     

trees is and must be in proportion with 
that of the roots1 and vice vers2 and as
 the exposed tree spreads its branches  
on every side to balance itself against 
the wind1 as it shortens its stem or    
trunk1 to afford the mechanical force of
 the tempest a shorter lever to act     
upon1 so numerous and strong roots      
spread themselves under ground1 by way  
of anchorage1 to an extent and in a     
manner unknown to sheltered             
trees4--,quarterly ,review4         99  
99       99       99       99           
,preservation of ,eggs4   ,relative to  
the preservation of eggs by immersion in
 lime-water1 ,m4 ,peschier has given    
most satisfactory evidence of the       
efficacy of the process4 ,eggs which he 
had preserved for six years in this way1
 being boiled and tried1 were found     
perfectly fresh and good2 and a         
confectioner of ,geneva has used a whole
 cask of eggs preserved by the same     
means4 ,in the small way eggs may be    
thus preserved in bottles or other      

vessels4 ,they are to be introduced when
 quite fresh1 the bottle then filled    
with lime-water1 a little powdered lime 
sprinkled in at last1 and then the      
bottle closed4 ,to prepare the          
lime-water1 twenty or thirty pints of   
water are to be mixed up with five or   
six pounds of slaked quick-lime put into
 a covered vessel allowed to clear by   
standing1 and the lime-water immediately
 used4         99       99       99     
99       99    ,,spirit ,,of ,,the      
,,public ,,journals4   ,,arrivals ,,at  
,a ,,watering ,,place4   ,,scene--,a    
conversazione at ,lady                  
,crumpton's--,whist and weariness1      
caricatures and ,chinese                
,puzzle4--,young ladies making tea1 and 
young gentlemen making the              
agreeable4--,the stableboy handing      
rout-cakes4-- ,music expressive of there
 being nothing to do4    ,i play a      
spade--such strange new faces     ,are  
flocking in from near and far3   ,such  
frights--,miss ,dobbs holds all the     

aces4--     ,one can't imagine who they 
are6   ,the lodgings at enormous prices1
     ,new donkeys1 and another fly--    
,and ,madame ,bonbon out of ices1       
,although we're scarcely in ,july--     
,we're quite as sociable as any1        
,but our old horse can hardly crawl--   
,and really where there are so many1    
,we can't tell where we ought to call4  
,pray who has seen the odd old fellow   
,who took the ,doctor's house last      
week8--   ,a pretty chariot1--livery    
yellow1     ,almost as yellow as his    
cheek--   ,a widower1 sixty-five1 and   
surly1     ,and stiffer than a          
poplar-tree--   ,drinks rum and water1  
gets up early     ,to dip his carcass in
 the sea--   ,he's always in a monstrous
 hurry1     ,and always talking of      
,bengal2   ,they say his cook makes     
noble curry--    ,i think1 ,louisa1 we  
should call4    ,and so ,miss ,jones1   
the mantua-maker1     ,has let her      
cottage on the hill8--   ,the drollest  
man1 a sugar-baker1     ,last year      

imported from the till--   ,prates of   
his orses and his oney1     ,is quite in
 love with fields and farms--   ,a      
horrid ,vandal1--but his money     ,will
 buy a glorious coat of arms2   ,old    
,clyster makes him take the waters2     
,some say he means to give a ball--     
,and after all1 with thirteen daughters1
     ,i think1 ,sir ,thomas1 you might  
call4    ,that poor young man6--,i'm    
sure and certain     ,despair is making 
up his shroud3   ,he walks all night    
beneath the curtain     ,of the dim sky 
and murky cloud--   ,draws              
landscapes1--throws such mournful       
glances6--     ,writes verses1--has such
 splendid eyes--   ,an ugly name1--but  
,laura fancies     ,he's some great     
person in disguise6   ,and since his    
dress is all the fashion1     ,and since
 he's very dark and tall1   ,i think    
that1 out of pure compassion1     ,i'll 
get papa to go and call4    ,so ,lord   
,st4 ,ives is occupying     ,the whole  
of ,mr4 ,ford's ,hotel--   ,last        

,saturday his man was trying     ,a     
little nag ,i want to sell4   ,he       
brought a lady in the carriage--        
,blue eyes1--eighteen1 or thereabouts-- 
,of course1 you know1 we hope it's      
marriage6     ,but yet the femme de     
chambre doubts4   ,she look'd so pensive
 when we met her--     ,poor thing6 and 
such a charming shawl6   ,well6 till we 
understand it better1     ,it's quite   
impossible to call4    ,old ,mr4 ,fund1 
the ,london banker1     ,arrived to-day 
at ,premium ,court--   ,i would not1 for
 the world1 cast anchor     ,in such a  
horrid dangerous port--   ,such dust and
 rubbish1 lath and plaster1             
7,contractors play the meanest tricks7  
,the roof's as crazy as its master1     
,and he was born in fifty-six--         
,stairs creaking--cracks in every       
landing1     ,the colonnade is sure to  
fall--   ,we sha'n't find post or pillar
 standing1     ,unless we make great    
haste to call4    ,who was that sweetest
 of sweet creatures1     ,last ,sunday1 

in the ,rector's seat8   ,the finest    
shape1--the loveliest features1     ,i  
never saw such tiny feet4   ,my         
brother1--7this is quite between us7    
,poor ,arthur1--'twas a sad affair6     
,love at first sight1--,she's quite a   
,venus1     ,but then she's poorer far  
than fair--   ,and so my father and my  
mother     ,agreed it would not do at   
all--   ,and so1--,i'm sorry for my     
brother6     ,it's settled that we're   
not to call4    ,and there's an author1 
full of knowledge--     ,and there's a  
captain on half-pay--   ,and there's a  
baronet from college1     ,who keeps a  
boy1 and rides a bay--   ,and sweet ,sir
 ,marcus from the ,shannon1     ,fine   
specimen of brogue and bone--   ,and    
,doctor ,calipee1 the canon1     ,who   
weighs1 ,i fancy1 twenty stone--   ,a   
maiden lady is adorning     ,the faded  
front of ,lily ,hall--   ,upon my word1 
the first fine morning1     ,we'll make 
around1 my dear1 and call4    ,alas6    
disturb not1 maid and matron1     ,the  

swallow in my humble thatch--   ,your   
son may find a better patron1     ,your 
niece may meet a richer match--   ,i    
can't afford to give a dinner1     ,i   
never was on ,almack's list--   ,and    
since ,i seldom rise a winner1     ,i   
never like to play at whist--   ,unknown
 to me the stocks are falling--         
,unwatch'd by me the glass may fall--   
,let all the world pursue its calling1  
,i'm not at home if people call4        
,london ,magazine4         99       99  
99       99       99   ,,wine           
,,drinking4       ,use a little wine1   
for thy stomach's sake4      ,i ,tim4 v4
 #bc4  ,so says ,st4 ,paul--and this    
seems to have been the opinion of the   
most ancient philosophers and           
physicians4 ,a moderate use of it has   
been sanctioned by the wise and good in 
all ages4 ,those who have denied its    
virtues are those who have not been able
 to drink it4 ,asclepiades wrote upon   
wine1 the use of which he introduced    
with almost every remedy1 observing1    

that the gods had bestowed no more      
valuable gift on man3 even the surly    
,diogenes drank it2 for it is said of   
him1 that he liked that wine best1 which
 he drank at other people's cost--a     
notion adopted by the oinopholous       
,mosely1 who1 when asked1 ,what wine do 
you drink1 doctor8 answered1 ,port at   
home--claret abroad6  ,hippocrates1 the 
father of physic1 recommends a cheerful 
glass2 and ,rhases1 an ancient ,arabian 
physician1 says1 no liquor is equal to  
good wine4 ,reineck wrote a dissertation
 ,de ,potu ,vinoso2 and the learned ,dr4
 ,shaw lauded the juice of the grape4   
,but the stoutest of its medical        
advocates was ,tobias ,whitaker1        
physician to ,charles ,,ii41 who        
undertook to prove the possibility of   
maintaining life1 from infancy to old   
age1 without sickness1 by the use of    
wine6  ,it must1 however1 be remembered1
 that ,whitaker was cordially attached  
to wine1 and a greater friend to the    
vintner than to the apothecary1 having  

as utter a dislike to unpalatable       
medicines1 as the most squeamish of his 
patients2 therefore1 ,dr4 ,toby's       
evidence must be taken with caution1    
independently of the courtly spirit that
 might have led him to adapt his        
theories to the times4  ,it has been    
questioned whether the use of wine was  
known to the antediluvian world2 but    
there can be do doubt1 in the corrupt   
state of man1 that wine would have its  
share in his debasement1 and it may be  
very strongly inferred1 from the        
circumstance that ,noah planted a       
vineyard1 and1 moreover1 that he drank  
of the wine1 and was drunken1 7,gen1 ix4
 #bj47--;a sad stain in the character of
 a man who was perfect in his           
generation2 and which also proves that1 
in the earliest period of the world1 the
 very best of men were liable to fall   
into error and excess4  ,but the        
antiquity and propriety of wine-drinking
 is not matter of question4 ,the        
archbishop of ,seville1 ,antonio de     

,solis1 who lived to be #aaj years old1 
drank wine2 and even that wonderful     
pattern of propriety1 ,cornaro1 did the 
same3 but the question is about         
quantity4 ,sir ,william ,temple was     
pleased to lay down a rule1 and limit   
propriety to three glasses4 ,i drink one
 glass1 says he1 for health1 a second   
for refreshment1 a third for a friend2  
but he that offers a fourth is an enemy4
  ,as in eating1 so in drinking1 in the 
question of quantity--much depends on   
the capacity of the stomach4 ,a very    
abstemious friend of mine1 not long     
since1 dined tete-a-tete with a         
gentleman well known for his kindness   
and hospitality1 and not less so for his
 powers of bibulation4 ,after dinner1 at
 which a fair share of many excellent   
wines was taken1 ,port and ,madeira were
 put on the table1 and before the host1 
a magnum of ,claret4 ,my friend drank   
his usual quantum1 three glasses of     
,madeira1 during which time a great     
portion of the magnum had disappeared2  

and soon afterwards1 being emptied1 the 
host said1 ,i think we can just manage a
 bottle between us4 ,the bottle was     
brought1 and very shortly disappeared1  
without the aid of the visiter4  ,the   
same gentleman and ,lord ----1 at the   
,angel at ,bury1 fell in with some      
excellent ,claret4 ,they had disposed of
 six bottles1 when the landlord1 who did
 not guess or gauge the quality of his  
customers 7the bell being rung for a    
fresh supply17 begged very gently to    
hint that it was expensive stuff1 being 
fifteen shillings a bottle6 ,oh6 is it  
so8 then bring up two bottles directly6 
,we have nothing1 however1 in modern    
times1 at all equal to the account given
 of some of the ancients4 ,the elder    
,cato1 we are told1 warmed good         
principles with a considerable quantity 
of good wine4#e ,but ,cicero's son      
exceeds all others2 so much so1 that he 
got the name of ,bicongius1 because he  
was accustomed to drink two congii#f at 
a sitting4 ,pliny1 and others1 abound in

 grand examples1 that prove we have     
degenerated at any rate in this respect1
 for these convivials were neither sick 
nor sorry4 ,even that eminent debauchee1
 ,nero1 was only three times sick in    
fourteen years4 ,nam qui luxuriae       
immoderatissimae esset1 ter omnino per  
xiv4 annos languit2 atque ita1 ut neque 
vino1 neque consuetudine reliqua        
abstineret4  ,the ,abb de ,voisenon1 a  
very diminutive man1 said to his        
physician1 who ordered him a quart of   
ptisan per hour1 ,ah6 my friend1 how can
 you desire me to swallow a quart an    
hour8 ,i hold only a pint4  ,wine has   
not only been considered good for the   
body1 but has1 from the earliest period1
 been thought invigorating to the mind4 
,thus we find it a constant theme of    
praise with poets4 ,martial says--      
,regnat nocte calix1 volvuntur biblia   
mane1     ,cum ,phoebo ,bacchus dividit 
imperium4    ,all night ,i drink1 and   
study hard all day2     ,bacchus and    
,phoebus hold divided sway4  ,horace has

 done ample justice to it2 and even     
,homer says--    ,the weary find new    
strength in generous wine4  ,upon the   
principle1 no doubt1 of expanding the   
imagination1 we find1 so early as #acgd1
 old ,geoffrey ,chaucer had a pitcher of
 wine a day allowed him4 ,ben ,jonson1  
in after times1 had the third of a pipe 
annually2 and a certain share of this   
invigorating aliment has been the       
portion of ,laureates down to the       
present day4  ,nor are the poets the    
only eulogists of wine4 ,some of the    
greatest names in history are to be     
found in the list4 ,we find ,mr4 ,burke 
furnishing reasons why the rich and the 
great should have their share of wine4  
,he says1 they are among the            
unhappy--they feel personal pain and    
domestic sorrow--they pay their full    
contingent to the contributions levied  
on mortality in these                   
matters2--therefore they require this   
sovereign balm4 ,some charitable dole1  
says he1 is wanting to those1 our often 

very unhappy brethren1 to fill the      
gloomy void that reigns in minds which  
have nothing on earth to hope or fear2  
something to relieve the killing languor
 and over-laboured lassitude of those   
who have nothing to do4  ,this          
observation of ,mr4 ,burke's introduces 
it to our notice as a remedy--as a      
medicine1 in the hands of a physician4  
,thus we find particular wines          
recommended by particular doctors1      
having a fashionable run as             
specifics3--at one time all the gouty   
people were drinking ,madeira2 and many 
a man persuaded himself he had a fit of 
flying gout1 for the sake of the        
remedy4#g ,somebody1 however1 found out 
that ,madeira contained acid1 and       
straight the cellars were rummaged for  
old ,sherry4 ,this change was attributed
 to ,dr4 ,baillie1 who had no more to do
 with it than ,boerhaave1 as he has been
 known to declare4 ,sherry1 and nothing 
but ,sherry1 however1 could or would the
 ,podagres drink4  ,dr4 ,reynolds1 who  

lived and practised very much with the  
higher orders1 had a predilection for   
that noble and expensive comforter1     
,hoc6 which short word1 from his lips1  
has often made the doctor's physic as   
costly as the doctor's fee4  ,wine has  
also been recommended1 by the highest   
medical authorities1 as alleviating the 
infirmities of old age4  ,a ,greek      
physician recommended it to ,alexander  
as the pure blood of the earth4  ,though
 an excess in wine is highly blamable1  
yet it is more pardonable than most     
other excesses4 ,the progressive steps  
to it are cheerful1 animating1 and      
seducing2 the melancholy are relieved1  
the grave enlivened1 the witty and gay  
inspired--which is the very reverse of  
excess in eating3 for1 ,nature          
satisfied1 every additional morsel      
carries dulness and stupidity with it4  
,every inordinate cup is unbless'd1 and 
the ingredient is a devil1 says         
,shakspeare4  ,king ,edgar1 like a king 
of good fellows1 adds ,selden1 or master

 of the revels1 made a law for          
,drinking4 ,he gave orders that studs1  
or knobs of silver or gold 7so          
,malmesbury tells us47 should be        
fastened to the sides of their cups1 or 
drinking vessels1 that when every one   
knew his mark or boundary1 he should1   
out of modesty1 not either himself      
covet1 or force another to desire1 more 
than his stint4 ,this is the only law1  
before the first parliament under king  
,james1 that has been made against those
 swill-bowls1    ,swabbers of drunken   
feasts1 and lusty rowers1   ,in         
full-brimmed rummers that do ply their  
oars1  who1 by their carouses 7tippling 
up ,nestor's years as if they were      
celebrating the goddess ,anna ,perenna17
 do1 at the same time1 drink others'    
health1 and mischief and spoil their own
 and the public4  ,an argument very much
 after this fashion was held by the     
learned ,sir ,thomas ,more4 ,sir ,thomas
 was sent ambassador to the ,emperor by 
king ,henry the ,eighth4 ,the morning he

 was to have his audience1 knowing the  
virtue of wine1 he ordered his servant  
to bring him a good large glass of      
,sack2 and1 having drunk that1 called   
for another4 ,the servant1 with         
officious ignorance1 would have         
dissuaded him from it1 but in vain2 the 
ambassador drank off a second1 and      
demanded a third1 which he likewise     
drank off2 insisting on a fourth1 he was
 over-persuaded by his servant to let it
 alone2 so he went to his audience4 ,but
 when he returned home1 he called for   
his servant1 and threatened him with his
 cane4 ,you rogue1 said he1 what        
mischief have you done me6 ,i spoke so  
to the emperor1 on the inspiration of   
those three glasses that ,i drank1 that 
he told me ,i was fit to govern three   
parts of the world4 ,now1 you dog6 if ,i
 had drunk the fourth glass1 ,i had been
 fit to govern all the world4  ,the     
,french1 a very sober people1 have a    
proverb--    ,qu'il faut1  chaque mois1 
,s'enivrer au moins une fois4  ,which   

has been improved by some1 on this side 
the water1 into an excuse for getting   
drunk every day in the week1 for fear   
that the specific day should be missed4 
,it would1 however1 startle some of our 
sober readers1 to find this made a      
question of grave argument--yet1 whether
 it is not healthful to be drunk once a 
month1 is treated on by ,dr4 ,carr in   
his letters to ,dr4 ,quincy4--,brande's 
,jour4      #e ,cato allowed his slaves1
 during the ,saturnalia1 four bottles   
of wine per diem4      #f ,two congii   
are seven quarts1 or eight bottles6     
#g ,an eminent house-painter in the     
city1 a governor of ,st4                
,bartholomew's ,hospital1 got a receipt 
for the ,painter's ,cholic     7cholica 
pictonum17 which contained all sorts of 
comfortable     things--the chief       
ingredients being ,cogniac brandy and   
spices4     ,it did wonders with the    
first two or three cases2 but he found  
the success of the remedy so increased  
the frequency of the     complaint1 that

 he was compelled to give up his medical
     treatment2 for as long as he had   
the ,specific1 his men were             
constantly making wry faces at him4     
99       99       99       99       99  
,it is somewhat curious that two        
illustrious members of the ,royal       
,society should have distinguished      
themselves on ,angling4 ,nearly #bjj    
years ago1 ,prince ,rupert studied the  
art of tempering fish-hooks2 and the    
other day ,sir ,humphry ,davy published 
a volume on ,fly-fishing4         99    
99       99       99       99    ,,the  
,,gatherer4     ,a snapper up of        
unconsidered trifles    ,,shakspeare4   
99       99       99       99       99  
,,puns4   ,it was a good defence of     
baskets of game and periodical          
remittances of ,norfolk turkeys1 that   
,presents endear absents4         99    
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 observed1 on hearing of the ,manchew   
,tartars1 that they must be a race of   
,cannibals2 on which another said1 that 

he concluded the ,chinese must be a     
tribe of the ,celtes1 7,sell-,teas47    
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,bannister being impudently asked1 ,if  
he was not a relation of ,lord ,,stair8 
good-humouredly answered1 ,it must then 
be by collateral descent4         99    
99       99       99       99  ,a       
gentleman having received a shot in the 
,temple1 ,mr4 ,theodore ,hook remarked  
that it was a legal wound2 an inveterate
 punster who overheard this never       
forgave himself for not replying on the 
spot1 ,as it was not fatal1 it could    
only have been a ,gray's ,inn 7grazing7 
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battle of ,assaye1 at a fte1 ,i         
recollect1 on one of these occasions1 a 
rather illiterate character1 who used to
 say that ,father and he fit1 caise he  
sold the beastesses for too little      
money2 so he coummed out a cadet1 sat as
 vice-president2 the toast of ,general  
,wellesley1 and the heroes of ,assaye1  

was1 as usual1 given from the chair2    
when ,mr4 ,vice1 rising majestically1   
and holding aloft his brimming glass1   
with a sonorous voice1 and north-country
 accent1 echoed the toast in the words1 
,general ,wellesley1 and here he is ,i  
say6--,twelve ,years' ,military         
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,,mug-,,house ,,club4  7,from ,a        
,journey through ,england1 #agbb47   ,in
 the ,city of ,london1 almost every     
parish hath its separate club1 where the
 citizens1 after the fatigue of the day 
is over in their shops1 and on the      
,exchange1 unbend their thoughts before 
they go to bed4  ,but the most          
diverting1 or amusing of all1 is the    
,mug-,house-,club in ,long-,acre1 where1
 every ,wednesday and ,saturday1 a      
mixture of gentlemen1 lawyers1 and      
tradesmen1 meet in a great room1 and are
 seldom under a hundred4  ,they have a  
grave old gentleman in his own gray     
hairs1 now within a few months of ninety

 years old1 who is their president2 and 
sits in an armed-chair1 some steps      
higher than the rest of the company1 to 
keep the whole room in order4 ,a harp   
plays all the time at the lower end of  
the room2 and every now and then one or 
other of the company rises and          
entertains the rest with a song1 and 7by
 the by7 some are good masters4 ,here is
 nothing drank but ale1 and every       
gentleman hath his separate mug1 which  
he chalks on the table where he sits as 
it is brought in2 and every one retires 
when he pleases1 as from a coffee-house4
  ,the room is always so diverted with  
songs1 and drinking from one table to   
another to one another's healths1 that  
there is no room for politics1 or any   
thing that can sour conversation4  ,one 
must be there by seven to get room1 and 
after ten the company are for the most  
part gone4  ,this is a winter's         
amusement1 that is agreeable enough to a
 stranger for once or twice1 and he is  
well diverted with the different        

humours1 when the ,mugs overflow4       
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rainbow beauties rise6  ,lit4 ,gaz4     
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