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 takes its course; and I write on as much from the fullness of my heart, as my stomach.

But when, an' please your honours, I indite fasting, 'tis a different history.—I pay the world all possible attention and respect,—and have as great a share (whilst it lasts) of that understrapping virtue of discretion, as the best of you.—So that betwixt both, I write a careless kind of civil, nonsensical, good humoured Shandean book, which will do all your hearts good

—And all your heads too,—provided you understand it.