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( 6 ) recruit grumbled. and was beginning to reply. when the Serjeant ſtopped him by exclaiming Hold your tongue ſir a ſoldier is only allowed to open his mouth twice in the rak once when his name is called, and again to bite off the end of his cartridge.

15. As Ben Johnſon (who was a bricklayer before he turned poet) was one morning going early to his work with his tools in his hands, he was ſeen by a young lady, who was up ſooner h n ordirary, breathing the freſh air out of her chamber-window.- She was of a gay diſpoſition, and thinking to be merry with the bricklayer, called to him, and ſaid,

By line and rule, works many a fool,

Good-morrow Mr. Bricklayer.

Ben no ſooner turned his eyes and ſaw her, but he anſwered,

In ſilk and ſecret walks many & harlot,

Good-morrow, Madam.

16. When the duke of Ormond, whoſe family name was Butler, went over as Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, the veſſel-was driven by ſtreſs of weather into the Iſle of Man, where his Grace was hoſpirably entertained by the Curate of the place named Joſeph- The pleaſantneſs of his landlord induced the duke to enquire into his circumſtances, and finding that they were but-ſcanty, he promiſed to provide for him as ſoon as he thould be ſettled in the Victoryſhip.- Joſeph waited many months in hopes of hearing from his patron, but being diſappointed, he reſolved to go over to Dublin, to remind him of his promiſe.- Deſpairing of gaining acceſs to the duke he waited upon Dean Swift, and aſked his permiſſion to preech as