ing the lecture, the lady bit her lips, pinched her ruffles, and turned round her bracelet; at laft, fome of her brother's hints, bing rather too fevere, the rofe up, made him a low courtely and replied, that fince he only came to offer counfel to affront her, for the time to come, fue defird he wou'd keep his advice at home. ཏུ་། PRUD. understood her, that he defired he wou'd for the future ftay at home; therefore, in a pet, replied, that he never wou'd have any thing more to fay to her. Mits QECONOMY gave him the most natural anfwer in the world. She be cou'd not help it, he faid, -- very well, very well, he rejoin'd; and flung the door after him in fuch a fury, that the fathes thook terribly in the frames, and the noife waken'd Sulan the cook who jump'd out of bed in a fright, imagining all the pewter was tumbled down in the kitchen. For a moment reader, as there is an extempore paufe here, let us confider, how PRUDENCE came to act fo out of character, as he did, falling into a paffion; and speaking in a pallon; and leaving the room in a paflion. Mercy on us! -but what fatal effects have not been done in paffion?-Husbands have hanged them elves in a paffion. Wives run away with gallants in a paf fion. Clowns croiled in love have lifted in a paffion. Lofing gamefters bit themselves in a paffion. Sober men got drunk in a paffion; and we comprehend, that PRUDENCE's paffion, was owing to being a little guilty of the laft article; for he had fet up till five o'clock in the morning drinking, with Wit, and I think that was a proof he was a little inclining to be befide himleif, although the Editor once met him by great chance; and he asked him after this af, fair; but PRUDENCE deny'd he, ever, was fuddled in his life; and indeed, that is what every prudent perfon always declares; and it is prudent they thou'd. Mis OECONOMY fat for fome mo ments like one fupify d; he was fhock'd at the abruptics of her brother's beha,, viour; the loved him, but yet did not like to be school'd; the cou'd not tell what to make of the fight, as PRUDENCE had hastily related its indeed, he was not willing to believe it was fo bad on her gueft's fide. She was determin'd to be fatisfy'd; and therefore, refolv'd to go to her brother's house immediately, to hear every particular. She fat at her toilet undeterminet ed; as to the colour of her necklace and ear-rings the fhould go out, in, Mifs obferved to Lettice, her woman, there was fomething immenfely, odd, and vastly furprizing in this ftory, that her brother had related; for by what I fee of the young fellow (thus the con tinued) he feemed to be too well bred, and a man of more refined taste, than to be guilty of fuch an action; if he has ftruck my brother, I am determined never to fpeak to him, or grant any ftranger for the future the leaft favour, above the rank of common civility, and plain hofpitality., Very true, mem, to be fure, fome men, if you grant them ever fo little, will be apt to take, her attendant, obferved, But child (thus her mistress answered) I fhall foon difcover if the young gentleman is guilty; for when I go to my brother's, to be fure, this perfon won't chufe to fee me, if he bas behaved ill. Befides, what thou'd he fee ine for? juft then viewing her face full in the toilet glafs, her eyes fparkled brilliant, a glow, of fatisfaction overfpread the native ruby of her cheeks and the iffued out like the goddess of day-light, when the is going to undraw the golden fring d crimson curtains of Apollo's apartment. de d Her brother, when he left her, de clared, he would take horse that moment, and gallop as far as four feet, cou'd carry him; nor ever return, till he was certain the had made, the refolur tion he requested her to do. This the young lady, we may very reasonably fuppofe, had forgot; or the wou'd not have gone to the Lodge, to ask for her brother, when the knew he was not there, Dame VETERAN, the maiden prude, infifted on it, that he went to rift WIT for for all the knew how he had ufed her brothers and that after PRUDENCE had left her, the behaved very irregular, for fo doing. But Mifs OECONOMY's hiftorian inagines, that he was fo difconcerted, that the was not quite clear at that time in any thing she did. How ever, to be certain, he asked Lady Dowager REP; who reply'd, pon honner "I'm #pofitive, the young lady went to her brother's house, on purpofe to look for that fine young fellow WIT, and to show her brother the wou'd not be piqued, or put upon, as if the was fill ar boarding fchool; and upon my honour (continued her ladyfhip) I com mend her spirit on the occasion vaftly for tisimmenfely fhocking, and horridly abfurd, to think of a brother's pietening to command us; and that Mifs was infinitely in the right on't. The clock had just ftruck fix, the clouds were clear, the air filrd with the fragrance of hawthorn' bloffonts, the little birds fung out in the trees and hedges, as if they were giving a welcome to the fun, whole beams mildly defcending from the hill tops, checquered the vallies beneath? Wir and his fellow rake HERMES were looking out of the window, enfuch a fum rake to lead her into the pavilion, and, têtê-a-tête, they fat down to breakfast together. Great fouls by fympathy foon become intimate'; from that morning's converfation Wir and OECONOMY grew fo exquifitely entertaining to each other, that they vow'd eternal affection. He wore upon his knees, often kifling her lovely hand, that from thence her councils fhould be his guide. She raised him from that pofture to her lips, generously own'd her inclination for him, and in a tranfport folded the lovely genius to her bofom. Ye men of this age, think what a gallant muft feel, when clafp'd to the breaft of the finest female in the uni verfe; and hear her, in the tendereft accents, confefs how much the lovd him. What wou'd ye not do what wou'd ye not attempt to obtain the unparellet'd prize? wou'd ye not?Lit is impoffible to tell what it is ye woud, or wou'd not do.-As for raving for poffeffion, but found that upon his own terms it was impoffible. Although the acknowledged her paffion for him; nay, held him in her arms, yet he was still fo far miftrefs of herself, to be preventing joying all the fweets thathen they Wir's taking the leaft indelicate liberty, which the hurry of appetite might prompt him to attempt. cou'd afford; spied lovely Oeconomy tripping along the lawn, which was enamell'd with daifies, king cups, and violets, the flowery mead Befides, WIT, although he might looking like Creation's lovely carpet." he a rake, was not a villain. He at "Wir ran down to ineet her; and as that time loved OECONOMY with all he offer'd her his hand, the had refolv'd that violence, with which affection is caher features into a frown, and began pable of working up defire. But men, her, rebuke with, I am immenfely Jur even fo agitated, are to be awed by a priz'd, Sir, and wonder how any gen- look from the queen of their hearts; a iteman Wir ftopped her, by relating particular tone which ladies then ufe; the whole affair fo whimfically, and a reproof-fpeaking look, keeping time now and then look'd at her so tenderly, with the words, will, in an inftant, cîand laid to many sprightly and charm- vilife the wildelt of our fex into decening things upon the elegance of her cy; provided thofe gallants are bleffed talte in dress, the gracefulness of her with the rareft, though happleft of all figure, and the bloom of her complex-_Nature's bounties, viz. a SUSCEPTIBLE ion; that as mufic has footh'd even the MIND. refentment of an Alexander, her anger fubfided to Wrr's filver sounds, and forgetting her brother, the fuffer'd the 1 Thelaft obfervation, I prefume, will be unintellible to 4% of thofe two legg'd exiftencies, commonly call'd Men, PP Со fo be it,-it was wrote for the enter tainment of the other three parts; and in hopes they will read what we write, fhall continue our history. Mr.!.!. perhaps, the reader may remember his name, although I can't but he used to lay, that men of the brighteft parts, and fools, correlpond exactly in their behaviour the moment before enjoyment, both voracious and reflectionleis. WIT, finding it impoffible to obtain OECONOMY as a miftrefs, and feeling it was in vain for him to exist without her, he committed the boldeft action it was poffible for a man of Wit to refolve upon, He MARRIED her. WI will not reflect, if he can but fucceeds in his deures. The moment of gratificati on is all his wifh; and to gain that, he neither cares what becomes of his friend, or of himself. This is what made that famous physical analyst - boy " But afterwards, it is fuppofed, that the ideot difcovers the brightest figns of rationality; for by the languidness of his looks, he feems to be in a state of contrition. But the man of Wit, imagining his conqueft to be a glorious atchievement, runs up and down overjoyed to make his boast of it. An Imitation from the Spectator. By Mr. ROBERT LLOYD. A Month hath roll'd its lazy hours away, Since Delia's presence bless'd her longing fwain : How cou'd he brook the fluggish times delay, One fond reflection ftill his bofom chear'd, And footh'd the torments of a lover's care, O come, dear maid, and with a gentle mile, ་ A But bears the dear refemblance of thine own. But that it marks the tedious way between, That parts thy Damon from his promis'd bride. A The PayThe gardens, now put forth their bloffoms fweet, to non The close trimm'd hedge, and circling border neat, The branching arbour here for lovers made, “H—Sanqu 'Tis all another paradife around, da si And, trust me, fo it would appear to me, And out half bleft, my Delia, wanting thee. .. And while, my love, I thought thee by my With thee I've held difcourfe, how paffing fweet! Oft as I wander thro' the ruftic croud, Mufing with downcaft look, and folded arms, Among the fruits that grace this little feat, ad Here mayst thou cull the peach, or nect rine fweet, And all along the river's verdant fide, I've planted elms, which rife in even row; And fling their lofty branches far and wide, ob bl02 19:40 Since 1 Since I've been absent from my lovely fairycu nowy bụid Lieut Imagination forms a thousand schemes,tana 1935 bus patriæ huc in O flatt ring promife of fecure delightkohas HE reclufe life which inclinati 1 I began to confider what the world was, which they poke fo much a bout.- They had told me London was every thing, and that I fhould fee fuch places, and fuch parties, and enjoy fuch pleasures. This determin'd me to make a journey through the town; (but I was determin'd to travel alone, and whatsoever I met with worth while, like other travellers, refolv'd to publifh. Pleafing myself all that evening with reflecting on my fcheme, I determin'd to let out the next day, but My friend met me in the coffee-room, all fpirits, hook me by the hand, fwore I was the honefteft fellow in England, feated me in a box close to the window, threw up the fafh, that I might have a profpect into the yard, which was in deed very fpacious, full of people all differently employ'd. Here I cou'd not what place (as the failors.term om help again having Milton in my mind fo take my departure, or what part to to make my first day, was ignorant; but a note fent me next morning fixed my plan of operations. W where he defcribes the rebellious fpirits, amufing themfelves after their downfal Po - dal 21d Each his feveral way b'yngvoi s Purfues, as inclination, or fad choice, Leads him perplex'd, where he may likef en lieft fix Idije sve Truce to his reftlefs thoughts, and tertam The irkiome hours. My |