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 might vanquish a thousand giants, crack iron bars like walnuts, or dance Rothie Murcus with his deceased grandmother." "Yes," said Scribble, "your criticism is right; it is the pure gigantesque." "But how comes the German author to be so well acquainted with Scotch and English tunes?" "Oh, the tunes I introduce myself, in order to accommodate them to a British audience. I have several others in hand; in one, there is a new way of making love, or rather of introducing a lover to his mistress; and how do you think it is contrived?" "Faith I cannot say; though in this age of innovation, I should not be surprized, if a scheme were devised for making love after the fashion of the Irish sociables." "But will you hear how they meet? A youth falls in love with a nun; she is closely guarded in the convent; he wishes an interview, but