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Of G-1 H-—n.

T is no lefs fingular, than true, that those People whom his late R. H. the D- of C-d particularly loaded with favours, and fortune; were leaft worthy of his Notice, we have known this Gentleman vifit his corps in country quarters, and stay a fortnight at bed and board, with an inferior Officer of fmall fortune, to whom he never made, nor offered, the return, of even a difh of chocolate! though he visited him according to the prefent mode, all the following winter in London, and even fent his Lady to pay her share of civility, to the female part of his Country Quarters Friend: we could fay much more on this fubject, but refer our readers to what has been so much better said, and worfe to hear, in the Middlefex Journal, concerning poor Bellifle Allen.

Of L-d A

THE following fiory we are affured was told by his L-p to a gentleman who waited upon him to folicit the prize Money for a diftreffed mother, whofe Son laid down his life at the gates of the Havannah; after hearing, with fome emotion, the diftreffes of this poor woman and her family, and expreffing his concern that he could not comply with her request, he told her friend, that as he was one day fitting in a Coffee-House, where feveral other Gentlemen were, all strangers to each other, a perfon came into the CoffeeHouse, and without any ceremony, kicked one of the company round the room, and then retired when the firft furprize of the fpectators was over, one of them, perceiving that the Gentleman fubmitted to his chaftifement with temper, he went to him, and obferving how patiently he bore it, defired that he might have the honour of kicking him too : we leave the reader to make his own comments, only observing, that this gentleman was also a favourite of H. R. H. the Dof Cd.

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Of Dr. St. A—e.

WHO would think that he fhould almost have outlived the remembrance, of his attendance on the celebrated Mrs. Crofts, and his filly pamphlet to juftify that wicked and impudent Impoftor; or that the late Dr. Maden's letter fhould be forgotten, before the Hero of it, is defunct! what strange things does time produce! a P-e is not now afhamed to converfe with a man, whom a peafant a few years fince, would not have kept company with!

Of Godmlwin in Surrey, famous for her Rabit warren, St. A-e was fent down by K-g George the firft to fearch into the truth of this Cock-Lane-Ghoft! and he was weak, or w-d enough, not only to be impofed upon himfelf, but to endeavour to impofe the foolish ftory upon the public, by publishing a Pamphlet, to fupport the belief, of fuch extraordinary conceptions.

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Of the celebrated Mr. Nash.

THOUGH his life has been published,

the writer, omitted one of the most humourous transactions of it, which we had from Nafh's own mouth, and which happen'd upon his firft going to Bath; stepping one morning, faid Nafh, "to fee who was at, "and who was in the cross Bath, I obferved

a beautiful young Lady up to her chin, whose "head being much adorned with flowers &c. "(as was the fashion at that time,) and whose "cheeks being enlivened by the heat of the "Bath, looked a very Goddess; at this inftant "a young Gentleman elegantly dreffed came in, who proved to be the Lady's Hufband, "and who exclaimed! my dearest life you "look like an Angel! I wish I was with you." Upon this, Nafh took him by the fhoulder and waistband of his Breeches, and threw him over the balustrades, telling him, as he went over, his wifh fhould be inftantly fulfilled, at this time, faid Nafh, tho' there was but one Surgeon, one Apothecary, and no "Phyfician

Physician at Bath; the Gentleman recovered his fright, and the Lady her health! for this frolic however, Nash got an ugly wound in his fword Arm, the remains of which, was very visible, and this it was, which determined him, to issue his edict, (for he did not love fighting) that no perfon fhould wear a sword at Bath, but he, who was not entitled to wear one any where else.

Of Dr. H-11.

WE could felect from the

writings of this ingenious Gentleman, what would do honour and credit to any writer; but he has writ too much for the public, which has made his knowledge and his Phyfic too cheap.

Of Dr. J-n-n.

WE must confess that when we hear a Man of good fenfe and learning, is pro

vided for at the public expence, we are glad; and wish that PENSIONS were beftowed on none other.

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