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the greateft probability of speedy preferment. Shortly after, he quit the military habit, and affumed that

of the remainder to-morrow: damn it, what fignifies mincing the matter, I must squeeze the cheft at Chatham.

SONG. Tune,-How oft, Louifa, &c.

How oft, my Clara, haft thou faid,
(The fondness of thy heart to prove,)
That Twitcher was thy dearest friend,
Nor would't thou feek another love.

And by thofe lips that fweetly fwore,
And by thofe eyes that fhine fo bright,
I ne'er lov'd woman fo before,

For Clara is my foul's delight.`

Then let me prefs thofe ruby lips,

And on that lovely breaft repose,
Exhaling fragrance from thy breath;
Fragrance that far excels the rose.

Thus let us spend the livelong day,
And thus the tedious nights beguile;

The cares of state I fhall not feel,

So Clara fing, and Clara smile!

Clara. Why, aye, this is fomething like breeding; a complimentary fong, and a hundred guineas: but I must have the reft

to-morrow.

Twitcher. Pofitively.-But give me one fong, my charmer. Clara. I believe I have a little piece you have not yet heard, and you are fuch a bewithing devil there is no refufing you any thing.

SONG. Tune.-Adieu thou dreary pile.
Farewel all angry thoughts, for Twitcher loves,
And by the folid gold his paffion proves!

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of the canonical; it may, however, be observed, that no refolutions of celibacy, no fentiments of mortification, accompanied or dictated the tranfition; the violent paffions of the lover, and those objects which conftitute the pursuit of a man of the world, ftill retained their afcendency.

Mr. Hackman ftill continued to folicit Mifs Ray to agree to their marriage; fhe, at length, wearied out by thefe importunities, is faid to have withdrawn herself wholly from him. This refolution Mifs Ray had adhered to, for upwards of five years, during which time Mr. Hackman, with all the ardour and folicitous importunity of the moft paffionate lover, was conftant in his applications to Miss Ray, both in perfon and by letter: this is faid to have produced a meeting very lately between them; the confequence of which was a quarrel, and her forbidding him ever to apply to, or think of her more; he then took a final leave of him.

At home, your virtuous fools may moaping stay;
Give me the ball, the opera, and the play!
Cornely's groves, which fan each soft defire,

And fo, your servant, my lord; I'm engag'd to-night with a private party. [Exit Clara.

Twitcher, folus.

Enchanting devil!-This girl would be the utter ruin of me, at seventy years of age, if my fortune was not already diffipated, and my character loft beyond recovery:-But I must now to bufinefs; and try how to raise a fum, by advancing fome worthless fcoundrel over the head of a hundred men of merit.

END OF THE MEMOIRS.

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my corporal Trim yesterday. The fellow seemed happy to have been the bearer of it, because he saw it made me happy. He will be as good a foldier to Cupid as to Mars, I dare fay. And Mars and Cupid are not now to begin their acquaintance, you know. Whichever

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Whichever he ferves, you may command him of course, without a compliment; for Venus, I need not tell you, is the mother of Cupid, and miftrefs of Mars.

At present the drum is beating up under my window for volunteers to Bacchus-In plain English, the drum tells me dinner is ready; for a drum gives us bloody-minded heroes an appetite for eating, as well as for fighting; nay we get up by the beat of it, and it every night fends, or ought to fend us, to bed and to fleep. To-night it will be late before I get to one or the other, I fancy-indeed, the thoughts of you would prevent the latter. But, the next disgrace to refufing a challenge, is refufing a toast. The merit of a jolly fellow and of a spunge is much about the fame. For my part, no glafs of any liquor taftes as it should to me, but when I kiss my M. on the rim.

Adieu-Whatever hard fervice I may have after dinner, no quantity of wine shall make me yet drop or forget my appointment with you to-morrow. We certainly

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No-I will not take advantage of the fweet, reluctant, amorous confeffion which your candour gave me yesterday. If to make me happy be to make my M. otherwife; then, happiness, I'll none of thee.

And yet I could argue. Suppofe he has bred you up-Suppose you do owe your numerous accomplishments, under genius, to him are you therefore his property? Is it as if a horfe that he has bred up should refufe to carry him? Suppofe you therefore

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