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 from authentic records and documents that I found in an old chest near Glastonbury-abbey, I composed in seven volumes, quarto, a true, and impartial, history of Jack the Giant-killer, including cotemporary heroes. I have the satisfaction to say before this good company, that more profound views of human nature are no where to be found. but envy, that corrosive passion, blasted the tree at its birth, else it would have been a goodly child, which in its mature vigour, would have reflected honour on its happy and delighted parent. How do you like my figure?" "Very much," said Hamilton, "it is very fine, and for mixture, Burke him-*self mixes." "Perhaps you mean that as a compliment, my good friend," said Scribble, who during dinner had drank wine with every individual in the company, and afterwards had not been spar