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H......'s. Away they poft to Sir Jofeph H......'s in Fenchurch-street; but being unfortunately too late there alfo, they drive again in pursuit of Mr. P... to the court end of the town, where being again difappointed, and dinner time now arrived, they return to the Blue boar, and fix the Thursday following for the celebration of their nuptials. The next day (Friday) they coach it again to Mr. P...'s in Lincoln's Inn, in order to execute the decd of conveyance; but the lawyer not being ready, they return without executing it. That very fame afternoon, however, the accompanies Mr. E.....n to his woollen draper, choofes four faits of clothes for him, which are fent to the tay for fome further directions are, at the fame time, given by her, relative to the prefents he must make his brother clerks. The next morning E......n receives a letter from ber, requesting his immediate attendance at the Blue boar. The galant obeys; but, on entering the room, is furprized to find the lady in tears. To increase his confternation, he is told, her grief is occafioned by her father's fudden death, and that, in confequence thereof their marriage would probably be prevented, as he would now fall into the power of her relations. into tears, grafps her knees, and, after much intreaty, obtains her confent to be married that very day. To Doctors Comnions, therefore, they hie, and having procured a licence, are fafely married at Aldgate church. We shall now take leave for a while of this happy couple, and inform the reader what was doing at another quarter of the town. Some of Mr. E........n's fellow clerks, having gained intimation of the affair, and being uneafy at his abfence, are afraid left their poor harmless friend fhould be bit. Happening to get intelligence of the taylor, who was to make the clothes, they go to him, afk bim where he is to carry them, and being told, to lord BUCCLEUGH BOOTHBY'S, in Grofvenor fquare, fet him upon the hunt, to fee if he could find out any fuch perfon as his lordship. "The taylor flies about the fquare with the agility of a Mercury, but no lord BUCCLEUGH BOOTHBY is to be found." From this intelligence Mr. E......'s friends are convinced that all is not right. While they are laying their heads together, contriving how to

The lover burfts

Mr.

difcover his prefent place of abode, a footman comes to Mr. B......o's, and asks if there are any letters for Mr. E........ They give him one, and then ordering the footman to be dogged, difcover their friend's habitation at the Blue boar. Being determined at all events to pay him a vifit, three of them go there, get a fight of their friend by accident, and are introduced to the lady. The fcene now becomes truly comic. "Gentlemen,................... Lady Caroline Boothby..... My dear, this is Mr...... Mr. Pray, gentlemen, be feated." The first ceremonies being over, they feat themselves, fup, chat, and retire. Next morning, Mr. E.......n defiring to be introduced to the Boothby family, a coach is called, and the new-married couple driven to Grofvenor-fquare. The coach flops within a little way of the mother's houfe, but the lady's fpirits failing at the thoughts of feeing her, they drive home again. Next morning her ladyship propofes their removing to their own houfe near Grofvenor fquare, which Mr. E......n having no objection to, is immediately put in execution. Here the lady changes her ftory; tells him he is not at all related to the Boothby family, but is fifter to the duke of Beaufort. E.......n now begins to fufpect. A letter, however, is dispatched to his grace of Beaufort, requesting his attendance; in reply to which a verbal meffage is brought back, purporting, that his grace would be there at eight o'clock. No duke then appearing, the lover's eyes begin to open, a debate enfues, the family are alarmed, and John, the lady's faithful companion in all her adventures, is conveyed for his fpirited behaviour to the round-houfe. The whole plot is now unravelled; difcovery follows upon difcovery; the lady is coached to and fro to Sir John Fielding's, Lady F......., Mrs. W.......n's, in Bond-street, at all which places they are only confirmed in the fufpicion of her being an impostor. A cobler is found from whom he had taken a pair of stays. This naturally brings her to the Old Baily, where the is tried upon feveral indictments for robbing her lodgings; but the court being of opinion that the profecution is malicious, the is difcharged, and E.,.....n prepares to fet off for Barbadoes.

My Lord,

I Was aftonished to fee, by the Hiftorical Memorial of the Negotiations between France and England, what I am charged with by the English with regard to the limits of Canada. As it is entirely falle and groundless, I fhall give your Grace a true account of what paffed between Mr. Amherst and me on that head.

When I capitulated, I traced out no limits whatever, and in all the messages that paffed between the English general and me, I made use of the word Canada only. Eight or ten days after the furender of the country, he fent an officer to me for maps, to inform him of the extent of the colony. I returned for anfwer, That I had none, my maps having been taken away with my baggage at Quebec, in

a....

breach of the capitulation of that place: and the officer then thewing me a map,

which he had in his hand, I told him the limits marked in it were not just, and verbally mentioned others, extending Louifiana on one fide to the carrying-place of the Miamis, which is the heighth of the lands, whofe rivers run into the Outabache; and on the other to the head of the river of the Illinois.

What I have the honour to tell you, my lord, is strictly true: I am not afraid that the English can produce any proof of the contrary; for nothing paffed in writing on this head, nor was any line drawn on any map. I take the first opportunity to acquaint you with this, to prevent any further impofition. I am, &c.

SIR LR John Mason was born in the reign of Henry VII. and was in high esteem with Henry VIII. Edward VI. queen Mary and queen Elizabeth, having been a privy counsellor to each of them, and an attentive obferver of all the various revolutions and viciffitudes of thofe times; when on his death-bed, he called his family together, and spoke to them in the following terms; "Lo! here have I lived to fee five princes, and have been privycounsellor to four of them: I have feen the most remarkable obfervables in foreign

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"

not the Royal Oak,"

T

Avon.

HE focial jant was at an end,
Alone the miles I pass;

No longer chear'd by chat of friend,
I mop'd a rev'rend afs.

My tit, fcarce more alive than I,

Neigh'd for his fellow-nags,

And curs'd the roads for not being dry,
And curs'd the heavy bags.
Full many a No-trust turnpike pafs'd,
(Oh! of good faith the dearth!)
To Stratford's inn I reach'd at last,
That boasts great Shakespear's birth.
Ended the traveller's first care,

(A chop and cup of drink) Grave as an owl I took my chair, And feem'd, like her, to think.

Creative fancy brought to view

From off their musty shelves, Of fots and rakes, a ghoftly crew, Old Shakspear's mimic elves. Falstaff, methought, with goodly paunch, Cramm'd in an elbow.chair, Toafted to Hal, Dol Tearfheer's haunch, Hal drank the virtuous fair.

Pistol discharg'd, "With all my heart,"

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Loud as when cannons roar, Bardolph's nofe hifs'd within the quart, So well he lov'd the whore. Slender, that ounce of man, did start, Hemm'd at the toaft his rage, And in pure fimpleness of heart Drank to his faveet Anne Page, Poor fimp'ring Shallow, all the while, Of friends deceas'd convers'd, And oft remark'd with serious fmile, "Aye! we must all be hears'd!"' Long had the airy glass gone round, And Fancy drank, not I;

Tho' Falftaff quaff'd his fack, I found

1 ftill continued dry.

O happy tree, whofe foliage made, When fann'd by Zephyr's wing, For her a cool, refreshing fhade, Ye fcenes that her ador'd idea bring, And wake the figh that struggles while I.fing;

Ye gorgeous daughters of the dewy morn, Who, though lefs fair than the, these meads adorn,

Sweet flowrets, oft beheld with jealous eye, While borrowing fragrance on her breast you lie 01.

"

Ye nightingales whofe warbled ftrain Would emulate her fong in vain ; Ye breezes that more falutary play, As o'er her charms with feather'd foot

To form an image of the fair,

With thoufand beauties fraught, Tranfcends the painter's nicest care, The poet's noblest thought." III.

The sparkling luftre of her eye,

The pleafing dimpled smile,

And vow 'tis mighty pretty;

Hence throuded bucks...Give me a glafs

To drink my fav'rite Betty.

CANZONE.

H. W. From PETRARCH.

All hearts to love beguile."

Would the kind gods, for all my pain,
On me that blifs bestow!
(But, oh! th' aspiring hope is vain!
Such joys I ne're must know.)
XIV.
Their goodness how would I adore,
For fuch a bleffing giv'n!
No other boon I'd e'er implore;

Nor envy them their heav'n. A PROLOGUE, Written and Spoken by Mr. MARLEY, on the Reprefentation of the Beggar's Opera, at Carr-Town, a Seat of the Marquis of Kildare and Leinster, near Dublin; the Performers being all People of Fashion.

OUR play to-night wants novelty, 'tis

true--

With all her gentle fmiles fhe'll fcold ber Yet will her rage most amiable be found, (c) Mackheath you'll envy, tho' in fetters bound.

care,

[prove; If (d) Peachum's wife too fair, too graceful And feems to emulate the queen of love, If no difguife her beauty can conceal, If ev'ry look her matchless charms reveal, We own the fault, for spight of aukward [dara The loves and graces will attend K(e) Diver, and winning Coaxer, if you knew [to them. You'd fwear you could not be too loving When you behold in (f) Peacbum, (g) Matt, and (b) Lockett, [your pocket. You'd fhudder for your purfe, and guard Our (i) Trapes from Douglas' felf the prize [more gin. More virgins might destroy, and drink When (k) Slamakin you view, politely

them,

might win,

drunk,

punk.

You'll own the genuine Covent Garden
...... [guife,
These characters their native worth dif
They counterfeit the follies they defpife:
With honeft ridicule proud vice they brand,
And into virtue laugh a guilty land.
But when this busy mimic scene is o'er,

All will refume the worth they had before;
Even (1) Lockitt shall his knavery refign,
And quit the jaylor for the dull divine.

(a) Miss Martin. (b) Lady Louisa Lennox. (c) Capt. Morrifs. (d) Marcbienes of Kildare and Leinster. (c) Performed by Mrs. Knox and Mifs Vefey. Charlemont. (g) Mr. Connoly.

(f) Lovd

(b) Mr.

Marley. ()

Mr. D. Gore.

(4) Lord

Powerscourt,

(1) Mr. Marley.

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