to croak out fome encomiums on you, at the little theatre in Stafford-ftreet. Your patron, the political Punch, who, like myself, teazes and diverts all parties alternately, is a man after my own heart: he never brings a face of business, or an air of importance into places dedicated to relaxation and merriment. The delight he, his children, and the beautiful young lady, who, I am told, is shortly to become his JOAN, expreffed at my last exhibition, has made fuch an impreffion on me in his favour, that I have taken fome pains to compose a few rhymes for his amusement, on a fubject, of which I am as competent a judge as my name-fake Sir Toby, who I hear intends fhortly to talk about it in serious profe, at a rival theatre in College-green. I am ever, dear Wagstaffe, Sancho's friend and yours, Stafford-street, 3d. Feb. PUNCH, OME all ye lovers of the dance, COM Brought of late from sprightly France, Many a jig perhaps you've known, But none like our Cotillion. Patriots, Patriots, Courtiers, mingled fee, Sancho bids the pipe play up, Rufty O-bne leads the band, W-ll-r too, that courtly beau, Flood indignant roars aloud, (Idol of the gaping crowd) ¢ Whilft they frolic, let us groan, "And interrupt this Cotillion. See Sir George arriving late, Recommends this Cotillion. Ponsonby with feign'd furprize, Damns both the customs and excife; H-1 who loves nor dance nor fong, Ands in a jovial mood, The Marquifs in a witty speech, Scowling Brownlow views the groupe, To this Caftle Cotillion. Lucius, bufy, dull, and proud, Swears he'll shake the chair alone, Father Father John in dismal tune, Whines, "We fhall be beggar'd foon;" He late defied Hibernia's foes, D-ly next bewails our fate, And paints the country's ruin'd state; Sage Malone with downcaft brow, Mount--r--s, B--la--m--nt, and M--ne, Oh were they but here again, They'd work old Sancho to the bone, For calling up this Cotillion. When this horrid plot was told, Feb. 4th. 1772. NUM NUMBER XIX. Whereas all writers and reasoners have agreed, that there is a ftrict univerfal refemblance between the natural and political body, can there be any thing more evident, than that the health of both must be preserved, and the diseases cured by the fame perscription? It is allowed, that fenates and great councils are often troubled with redundant, ebullient, and other peccant humours; with many diseases of the head, and more of the heart; with ftrong convulfions, with grievous contractions of the nerves and finews in both hands, but especially in the right; with Spleen, flatus, vertigoes, and deliriums; with fcorphulous tumours, full of fœtid purulent matter; with fower, frothy ructations; with canine appetites, and crudeness of digeftion; befides many others need. lefs to mention. This Doctor therefore proposed, that upon the meeting of a fenate, certain physicians fhould attend at the three first days of their fitting, and at the close of each day's debate, feel the pulfe of every senator; and prescribe as their feveral cafes required, &c. GULLIVER's Travels. To JEOFFRY WAGSTAFFE, Efq. SIR, IH HEARTILY wish the fcheme proposed by the Laputan projector, was adopted, as it would be extremely beneficial to the public. There are fome peculiar diseases, which |