you fee that there white house there?-Don't you fee a thing like a cubolo?-Skim your eye a little more this way, and then you'll have it. O ravishing landfcup!-and there's St. Paul's church juft before us-and there's the Monerment!-and there's St. Bride's church, where my wife and I was married!" "Ay, hang the church," cries Mrs. Muzzlemump; "I've hated the fight of it ever fince.” And fo have I too," replies Æmilius-Paulus."And there you fee the river Tems, and the hills in Surrey! Now is n't this the most rurallest and most fweeteft place you ever fee'd?-This is the place for pholofophers!" Mrs. Muzzlemump, with a kind of contemptuous fmile, obferved, "that she had been taught to underftand, that pholofophers always chofe folontary places to live in:"but Emilius-Paulus infifted that the knew nothing about the matter. When we had fufficiently viewed each attractive object, and had retired to the coffee-room, ÆmiliusPaulus, looking very importantly at me, afked me, whether or no I had ever read Pope's works?" That there Pope," added he, "was a man of fine talons, and a true fon of Parnafficus!" Mrs. Muzzlemump, turning her head gracefully towards me, moft politely apologized for the infipidity of her husband's company. Upon which, Æmilius-Paulus, looking dreadfully angry at her, called her a poor illiter'd wretch!" “ "Illiter'd!" replies Mrs. M. with fine fpirit"what do you mean, Sir, by illiter'd?-My family was never none of them illiter'd !-My uncle Hogwash, of Cripplegate Ward (that's now dead and gone), was famous for his larning, and gave me the best of edercafhions; and I was always look'd upon as a lady of genus and fenterment, till I had the misfortune to take take leave of my fenfes, and throw'd myself headlong away upon a paltry foap-boiler! I mought have "Soap-boiler, Madam!" replies Æmilius-Paulus, with great dignity of refentment-"a foap-boiler ! Surely as good as the daughter of a fcurvy pawnbroker?" "Intolerable imperance!" cries poor dear Mrs. Muzzlemump, with tears in her eyes-"What do you mean, you willain, by your scandal on the memory of my papa?-I wish he was alive to hear you." Emilius-Paulus would have continued the quarrel, had not I interfered: Mrs. Muzzlemump, however, renewed it on our return home; and fupremely happy I therefore thought myself, when the welcome moment arrived for my taking leave of this bleffed couple. Two of the greatest evils, furely, which deform the human mind, are pride and ignorance united. The above amiable lady has an only daughter, to whom nature hath indulgently given many personal attractions but it were better perhaps for the daughter, if he was lefs pretty; for the leffons which the receives daily from her accomplished mamma, may render her, in spite of all her beauty, one of the ugliest objects breathing. Perfons of mean extraction, of confined education, and mistaken ideas, are often the most unfortunate, when fortune apparently fmiles most on them; för what is elevation in life without cultivation of manners? SYMPOSIUM; OR, ATTIC ENTERTAINMENT, THE HE above Fête, equally novel, elegant, and claffic, was held on the evening of Monday, the 6th inftant, and was avowedly in commemoration of that illuftrious fon of Galen, Doctor R. De Cibis carn. et pifc. fumatur : Ad Gaud. et Jocos promovend. H. A. M. D. In confequence of this (Recipe, we had almoft faid) Invitation, many of the first characters, eminent for focial virtue, high reputation, and diftinguifhed talents, affembled. We regret extremely the not having been able to obtain all, their names; but we need hardly mention as the first and brightest stars of this galaxy, the brethren Ad-ngt-s, who, indeed, fhone the Caftor and Pollux of the evening; they emanated their radiant beams from their exalted station, feated on two thrones, or arm-chairs, of a fingular but convenient conftruction, which were said to have been invented by their auguft Father for the eafe and comfort of his Patients. Thefe were placed, on this memorable evening, at the end of the Long Room, originally defigned by the late Minifter for a Hall of Audience. Directly oppofite to them were their eyes feafted with the buft of the modern Efculapius, that demi-god, whofe natal day was now intended to be celebrated. Its head was crowned with a wreath, compofed of the Radix Jalapi, interwoven with the leaves of Colocynth and Senna *. The festive board, extending the whole length of the room, was decorated magnificently, and arranged with refreshments of all kinds. On an adjoining fidetable were placed mufic-books and mufical inftruments. of all forts, both ancient and modern, and whatever elfe could induce the guests to call forth their various talents for their own and the general amusement. At fix o'clock precisely, the knocker announced the arrival of the too happy fharers of the feaft. After the ufual ceremonies, they were feated at table; and, having fatiated themselves with the viands, the entertainments of the evening commenced. And firft, after a becoming and fuitable preamble, in which their Right. Hon. Hoft expatiated upon the viciffitudes of life, and the best modes of rendering it palatable, he dilated upon the expediency of mixing as much as poffible the drugs which it contained. He stated, that by well fhaking the ingredients, pounding the Sweet with the four-the noble and the bafethe Jacobin with the Loyalist--and the Jew with the Chriftian-fuch an amiable compofition might be produced as would be an anodyne to the whole world, and a certain recipe for every man to rife according to his own talents. But perceiving fome of his guests had After *There had been another Buft in this room, which by many was faid to refemble the immortal Chatham, which Mrs. Aintended to have placed by the fide of that above mentioned. much fearch, it was found to have been ordered into the Lumber Room by the prefent occupant; and, perceiving him rather averic to being (from fome motive or other) ftared in the face by fuch a memento, he, like a good and prudent wife, ordered the fervant not to duft it, but let it remain on its note where it was. VOL. VIII. L beginning beginning to look rather queer, he abruptly changed the fubject, and, fnatching up an ancient lyre, which lay upon the table, he, with a mafter hand, ftruck up an Ode to Friendship and Credulity; and concluded with an antiftrophe on the art of lying; which having finifhed, he called upon Mr. W. for a fong; who, being a little exhilarated, fung a hymn which was fent him from St. Domingo, originally exported from this country, and now univerfally known by the name of the Black Joke. Here Mr. H B- burft into a most immoderate fit of laughter, fwore by that he was a damned honeft fellow, and inftantly took himself to dancing a hornpipe. After thefe lively fallies, fomewhat more ferious was propofed; and accordingly the Right Hon. Ts St-le, with much dignity and emphafis, began reciting an Ode to Gratitude, in which he proceeded very fuccefsfully, and with great effect, till, unfortunately, hearing Mr. Manaffeh L-p-z afk his neighbour whether this was not the Gentleman who was formerly called Honeft Tom, the friend and protegé of the Duke of R and Mr. P——, he ftopped abruptly, damned him for a little fneaking Ifraelite, for interrupting his recitation by fuch impertinent questions, and would have knocked him down with a knuckle of ham, which, by accident, had not been removed, but was called to order by Mr. At-nf-n Sav-lle, who, grafping him in his arms, confined his head and his hands as if he were faft in the pillory, thus reftrained him from farther mifchief and violence, and requefied him, if he had a grain of friendship for him, to be quiet; he calmed his paffion, and with a melodious voice reftored every thing to harmony again, by finging the favourite fong out of The Beggar's Opera, which ends with "Tyburn Tree!" This timely exertion fo exhilarated the fpirits of the |