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 22 he, how dare you walk thus publicly in the ſtreet ? And why not, pray ſir? anſwered the little women. Becauſe replies he, you are built directly contrary to the act of parliament; you are but two ſtories high and your balcony hangs over your houſe of office.

A certain boy was boaſting in company that he had every ſenſe in perfection No, ſaid one who was by, there is one you are entirely withouts and that is common ſenſe.

Dr. Tadloe, who was a man of a very en- ormous ſize happening to go thump thump, with his great legs through the ſtreet where the paviours were at work in the middle of July, they laid down their hammers. Ah! God bleſs you, maſter, cries one of them, it is very kind of you to come this way; it ſaves us a great deal of trouble this hot weather.

Three or four roguiſh ſcholars walking out one day from the Univerſity of Ox- ford, eſpied a poor fellow by Abingdon aſleep in a ditch, with an aſs by him, la.