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44 will make o free with me; and thereupon gave him another good place, which he quickly brought to equetration.

But what pleaes the good old gentlewoman mot of all is that Billy is a very learned man, and talks Latin and Greek to her now and then, and abues the dienters, and the bhop of Bangor, whom he hates like o many toads; for to ay the whole truth, father William knows very well how to pleae her, and wheedle her money out of her pockets, he knows, if he gains her heart, he may command her pure.

Upon the whole, either thee venerable old mothers mut have their hands tied behind them, or the nation will run mad.

N. B. Let any of the queamih criticks, o numerous in and about this metropolis, hould take offence at my calling father William madam Iis's bet boy, and at everal other uch expreions which eem to clah; know all men by thee preents, that children in the univerities eat pap, and go in leading-trings till they are fourcore.