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 not any one prince, prelate, pope, or potentate, great or small upon earth, more desirous in his heart of keeping streight with the world than I am—or who takes more likely means for it. I never give about half a guinea—or walk with boots—or cheapen tooth-picks—or lay out a shilling upon a bandbox the year round; and for the six months I'm in the country, I'm upon so small a scale, that with all the good temper in the world, I out-do Rousseau, a bar lengthfor I keep neither man or boy, or horse, or cow, or dog, or cat, or any thing that can eat or drink, except a thin poor piece of a Vestal (to keep my sire in) and who has generally as bad an appetite as myselfbut if you think this makes