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 meet with one somewhat too hard to be pierc'd, and break a Nail in the Experiment; why then might not Fribbigghe run his Sword into a Beam, for none are positive as to the Manner of breaking it, and if the Blade prov'd bad, with a safe Conscience leave a Bit of it in the Wood; or else he might designedly break it to prevent Murder, since he was often affronted? Others reported that he was a Fool, and had given out that he had kick'd a Gentleman, who it was believ'd had kick'd him, since he always shunn'd him; and that he boasted of Favours receiv'd from a Lady, who upon his Second Visit had forbid him her House. But what he hated most of all to be told of was, the laying out of 3 s. and 7 d. which was all that he had at a certain Time: He gave 3 s. 3 d. to Chairmen on a dry Day, and after buying Snuff with 3 Pence more, reserv'd but a single Penny for his Supper, when it unfortunately happen'd that he was oblig'd to Sup in his own Room. He never met with so good Success in any Amour as he did in this I am speaking of, for he had often patiently born a Beating for his Impudence, which he call'd Gallantry, and began to be tir'd of the Lap-dog, because he had met with so little difficulty in his Addresses, and valu'd her as he did all others chiefly for her Fortune. The Lap-Dog which was so much taken Notice of in the Moon, wou'd not I am certain obtain the same Character in Dublin: I rather think that she wou'd pass for an accomplish'd Lady; and that every Mathematical Figure which she would publish in her Head-cloaths would be industriously taken notice of, and set forth in many different Editions. If I begin with her Motion, it was neither Natural or Easy, for if it were, it wou'd be always the same, and she wou'd not be so choice of it. I have seen her in many different ways of passing along a Walk; such as Ambling, Pacing, Trotting, and sometimes Running, and often in a Je ne seay quoy Manner that was a Compound of several of the foremention'd; And have been told that when the has had