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 thoughtles, giddy Youth, with little Sobriety in his Manners, and les in his Countenance; and would often very impudently and indecently laugh at his Companion for his erious Behaviour.

Mr. Square had the ame Reaon for his Preference of the former Lad; for Tom Jones hewed no more Regard to the learned Dicoures which this Gentleman would ometimes throw away upon him, than to thoe of Thwackum. He once ventured to make a Jet of the Rule of Right; and at another Time aid, He believed there was no Rule in the World capable of making uch a Man as his Father, (for o Mr. Allworthy uffered himelf to be called).

Mater Blifil, on the contrary, had Addres enough at ixteen to recommend himelf at one and the ame Time to both thee Oppoites. With one he was all Religion, with the other he was all Virtue. And when both were preent, he was profoundly ilent, which both interpreted in his Favour and their own.

Nor was Blifil contented with flattering both thee Gentlemen to their Faces; he took frequent Occaions of praiing them