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Rh (You will observe that the poet sacrifices everything for the rhyme, and I do not blame him, when I contemplate the noble result):—

(Do you notice the poet's wit and humour?)

(There is a picture here of the Cook beating Whittington with two ladles.)

The poet's lines at this point have been beautifully illustrated by a picture of Whittington, sitting on the stone aforesaid, labelled "four miles to London," in an attitude of attention, whilst the