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 ¬point or other, that it may well be considered as an insanity quoad hoc — it being, like other insanities, invulnerable to all argument — If the circle in which this absurdity revolves is so very small as to touch nobody, a man is then only what is called singular in that respect, but if its orbit is extended so as to run foul of other people, he is then called a madman, and is confined." ¬Another set of the unhappy victims of imper- fect obligations being now yoked to our carriage, we drove on precisely at the same furious rate, to the great delight of my gay companion, who seemed to sit more erect upon his seat, to pre- serve I suppose our united consequence, whilst the wretched animals were almost expiring under the lash. — As for myself, I said not a single word during the whole stage, and only ofTered up my silent thanks to Almighty God that Armata was not my country. ¬On arriving at our evening's destination, we ¬saw ¬ /n