about to publifh his father's works; fent to young Efq; Hawke, to defire he might be oblig ed to THE SON, for the WORKS of the father, whose memory was very dear to him? The request was purely fentimental: and though this was explained; and the requester even known to the old Lady, and the young Efq; the boon was neither forgotten, nor granted! and our friend was furnished with the book, as his other friends were; this put into the young gentleman's pocket, if his bookseller was honeft, about two fhillings and fixpence! and yet, he knew, that the laft thing, his father eat, or fancied he could eat, was prepared for him, with fome trouble, and much pleasure; at the requester's houfe. By way of atonement for this contemptible tale of the fon; we will relate a humourous one of the father, who calling one morning to fee a certain Dr. of divinity, fince dead, afked him whether he loved turtle, adding that if he did, he could take him to a turtle fcaft in the city where the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and a great deal of company were to dine. The Doctor, who had never eat turtle, and was defirous of

tafting

tafting it, accepted of Mr. B-s kind invi. tation, and was impatient to fet out for the city feast; even in his lay habit: but Mr. B-n observing, that as he was a dignified Clergyman, and Chaplain to a noble Lord'; it would not be right, to appear in fo large a company; without being full dreffed; and fuitable to the Rank he bore in the church. This business being done, they set off for the city; and approaching the hall, where the dinner was provided, and feeing the doors. were guarded by two city officers, Mr. B-n, with an audible voice; defired THE DOCTOR, to walk in, adding, he would have the honor to follow him; the Doctor, who had never taken place of Mr. B-n, upon any former occafion, difputed this matter for fome time, in prefence of the door keepers, at length however, the Doctor entered, and Mr. B-n, followed him into the hall; fhewing him, as they paffed, a more than ordinary diftant. respect, and attention; this however was soon interrupted, by the dinner being fet upon the table, at which they both eat and drank plentifully, converfing with those, near whom they accidentally

accidentally were placed. In due time they retired; when Mr. B-n, took occafion to afk the Doctor, how he liked the dinner, and his company? the Doctor faid he was much pleased with both; but could not help obferving, that Mr. B▬▬n, seemed not to know any perfon there, nor any person there to know him! Mr. B-n then confeffed that he was an utter stranger to the whole company, and that they were both obliged to the Gown and Caffock which the Doctor had on, for their admittance, and dinner.

Of L—y M—y W— M—.

H ER L-p is too well known by her writings, to make it neceffary to extol her wit, &c. fhe was undoubtedly very beautiful when young, and witty even in old age. The ftory of her mounting her fon upon the unruly white horfe at Avignon; when he had by

* Mr. B-n's perfon was but very little letter than the young Efqr's.

by ftratagem, got into her presence, is of so extraordinary a nature, that we do not chuse to repeat it. To make him amends however, (we say it from occular proof) she left him in her will, the fum of one pound one! adding, hisfather, has fufficiently provided for him. All the rest of her fortune, a few legacies excepted; fhe leaves to her dear daughter. One would have thought her husband had fufficiently provided for her. Sure we are, the S-e, hath fufficiently provided for him.

Of the critical Reviewers.

A Sett of defpicable men, under the direction

of a more despicable printer, who make it a rule, to abuse every performance which comes from the prefs, that is not the production of a scotch author, and confequently publifhed by a Scotch book feller, and as neither one, or the other, are concerned in this work; they are hereby required to fuggeft who are the authors; and to load them with perfonal abuse; and treat the performance, and the

performers,

performers, with all that contempt, and fcurility, their abilities, and education; have given them a perfect knowledge of, though we must allow that they are a'w pritty Lods and underftand the Letin.

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Of thofe who have made a mean and contemptible figure in fome action or circumftance of their lives.

ORD B-e, when he was frightened into the refignation of firft L-d of the Ty, by a periodical paper intitled the North Briton.

Of L-d C-f J-e M—d.

WHEN he put himself into a violent

paffion, and rose from his feat with agitation; when a gentleman was brought before the C-t of K-g's Bench to receive judgment for publishing a libel, which was not political, but perfonal: but it was a Libel.

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