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 miing her a much finer Bird; but he declared he would never have another. Her Father chid her for crying o for a foolih Bird; but could not help telling young Blifil, if he was a Son of his, his Backide hould be well flea’d.

Sophia now returned to her Chamber, the two young Gentlemen were ent home, and the ret of the Company returned to their Bottle; where a Converation enued on the Subject of the Bird, o curious, that we think it deerves a Chapter by itelf.  Containing uch very deep and grave Matters; that ome Readers, perhaps, may not relih it.

QUARE had no ooner lighted his Pipe, than addreing himelf to Allworthy, he thus began: ‘Sir, I cannot help congratulating you on your Nephew; who, at an Age when few Lads have any Ideas but of enible Objects, is arrived at a Capacity of ditinguihing Right from Wrong. To confine any thing, eems to me against the Law of Nature, by which