man

in that pathetic speech of Perfeus, O Cupid! prince of God and men, &c. Every almoft fpoke pure pure iambics the next day, and talk'd of nothing put Perfeus his pathetic address-"O Cupid! prince "of God and men" in every street of Abdera, in every house- "O Cupid! "Cupid!"-in every mouth, like the natural notes of some sweet melody which drops from it whether it will or nonothing but "Cupid! Cupid! prince of "God and men" - The fire caught-and the whole city, like the heart of one man, open'd itself to Love.

No pharmacopolift could fell one grain of helebore-not a fingle armourer had a heart to forge one inftrument of death -Friendship and Virtue met together, and kiss'd each other in the ftreet-the golden age return'd, and hung over the town of Abdera-every Abderite took his oaten pipe, and every Abderitish woman left her purple web, and chastely fat her down and liften'd to the fong.

'Twas only in the power, fays the Fragment, of the God whose empire extendeth from heaven to earth, and even to the depths of the fea, to have done this.

MONTRIUL.

W

HEN all is ready and every article is disputed and paid for in the inn, unless you are a little four'd by the adventure, there is always a matter to compound at the door, before you can get into your chaise; and that is with the fons and daughters of poverty, who furround you. Let no man say, "let them "go to the devil"-- 'tis a cruel journey to fend a few miferables, and they have had fufferings enough without it: I always think it better to take a few sous out in my hand; and I would counsel every gentle traveller to do so likewife; he need not be so exact in setting down his motives for giving them-they will be register'd elsewhere.

For

For my own part, there is no man gives so little as I do; for few that I know have so little to give: but as this was the first publick act of my charity in France, I took the more notice of it.

A well-a-way! faid I. I have but eight fous in the world, shewing them in my hand, and there are eight poor men and eight poor women for 'em.

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A poor tatter'd foul without a shirt on instantly withdrew his claim, by retiring two steps out of the circle, and making a disqualifying bow on his part. Had the whole parterre cried out: Place aux Dames! with one voice, it would not have conveyed the sentiment of a deference for the sex with half the effect.

Just heaven! for what wife reasons

haft thou order'd it, that beggary and

urbanity urbanity, which are at such variance in other countries, should find a way to be at unity in this?

-I insisted upon presenting him with a single fous, merely for his politesse.

A poor little dwarfish brisk fellow, who flood over-against me in the circle, putting fomething first under his arm, which had once been a hat, took his fnuff-box out of his pocket, and generoufly offer'd a pinch on both fides of him: it was a gift of confequence, and modeftly declined-The poor little fellow press'd it upon them with a nod of wel comeness-Prenés en-prenés, faid he, looking another way; so they each took a pinch-Pity thy box should ever want one! faid I to myself; so I put a couple of fous into it-taking a small pinch out of his box, to enhance their value, as I