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In my return from Italy, I brought him. with me to the country in whose language he had learned his notes-and telling the story of him to Lord A—, Lord A. begged the bird of me.-In a week Lord A. gave him to Lord B-; Lord B. made a present of him to Lord C-; and Lord C's gentleman sold him to Lord D's for a shilling.-Lord D. gave him to Lord E—, and so on-half round the alphabet.From that rank he passed into the lower house, and passed the hands of as many commoners.-But as all these wanted to

get in-and my bird wanted to get out he had almost as little store set by him in London as in Paris.

It is impossible but many of my readers must have heard of him; and if any by mere chance have ever seen him-I beg leave to inform them, that that bird was my bird-or some vile copy set up to represent him.

I have nothing further to add upon him,

but that from that time to this, I have borne this poor starling as the crest to my arms. Thus:

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And let the heralds officers twist his neck about, if they dare.

THE ADDRESS.

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VERSAILLES.

SHOULD not like to have my enemy take a view of my mind, when I am going to ask protection of any man; for which reason, I generally endeavour to protect myself; but this going to Monsieur Le Duc de C****, was an act of compulsion -had it been an act of choice, I should have done it, I suppose, like other people. How many mean plans of dirty address, as I went along, did my servile heart form! I deserved the Bastile for every one of them.

Then nothing would serve me, when I got within sight of Versailles, but putting words and sentences together, and conce iving attitudes and tones to writhe my

self into Monsieur le Duc de C****'s good graces. This will do, said I—just as well, retorted I again, as a coat carried up to him by an adventurous taylor, without taking his measure-Fool!-continued I-see Monsieur Le Duc's face first observe what character is written in it-take notice in what posture he stands to hear you-mark the turns and expressions of his body and limbs—and for the tone-the first sound that comes from his lips will give it you-and from all these together you will compound an address at once upon the spot, which cannot disgust the Duke-the ingredients are his own, and most likely to go down.

Well! said I, I wish it well overCoward again! as if man to man was not equal throughout the whole surface of the globe; and if in the field-why not face to face in the cabinet too? And trust me, Yorick, whenever it is not so, man is false to himself, and betrays his own suc

cours ten times, where nature does it once. Go to the Duc de C**** with the Bastile in thy looks-My life for it, thou wilt be sent back to Paris in half an hour with an escort.

I believe so, said I-Then I'll go to the Duke, by heaven! with all the gaiety and debonairness in the world.

-And there you are wrong again, replied I-A heart at ease, Yorick, flies into no extremes-it is ever on its centre -Well! well! cried I, as the coachman turned in at the gates-I find I shall do very well and by the time he had wheeled round the court, and brought me up to the door, I found myself so much the better for my own lecture, that I neither ascended the steps like a victim to justice, who was to part with life upon the topmast nor did I mount them with a skip and a couple of strides, as I do when I fly up, Eliza! to thee, to meet it.

As I entered the door of the saloon, I

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