WEET fcenes, that rich with various beauties pour,

SWEE

Some charms according with the changing hour;
If burt by woe, the forrowing poet roves,
To hide his griefs, you spread your friendly groves,
There, as with folded arins, he moves along,
And breathes his tendereft melancholy song;
His painful feelings, conquering by furprise,
Loud-and more loud, his earnest numbers rife,
Soft echo hears the folitary found,

And drives the mourner's tuneful plaints around;
O'er the till plain, the strong vibrations spread,
And gently trembling to the mountain's head,
Light on the river, from the founding cave,
And ringing down the stream, outrun the wave,
Till wand'ring back, the fwift concuffion bears,
A broken ftory, of affecting cares.
The wandering poet hears the melting moan,
Sighs o'er the tale-but finds it is his own.
Or if elate, he pours the fprightly lay,
And loves, like happy men, the fight of day,
On the fweet herbage, tranquil he shall lie,
Pleas'd to the heart, and lift the joyous eye,
From man retir'd, his foul enlarg'd may foar,
And mufe thro' heav'ns, where Milton mus'd before,
With bold infpection, urge its daring flight,
To the bright precincts of eternal light,
There shock'd, unequal to the blaze, resign
The dangerous track, and instantly decline.
Then as the mind, fatigu'd and weak, requires
Soft objects fuited to its alter'd fires,
With kind relief, to footh where recent pain,
Forc'd the quick pulfe, and fmote the starting brain,
If yon fair edifice, fuperb by art,

With too much grandeur, hurts the languid heart,
The filent ftream, that floating o'er the green,
Fills with mild pomp, the foft Arcadian scene,
Its lucid waters, as they calinly roll,
Shall pour refreshing comfort o'er his foul.
Tho' on its banks, no trembling naiades mourn,
And pour precarious treasures from the urn,
Nor guardian dryades, round the foreft wait,
To fave from rude approach the lov'd retreat;
Yet fhall the pleafing Teft, completely freed
From wafteful marshes, and the choaking weed,
And the Fair Plant, that stretching to the sky,
Shows its rich foliage to the diftant eye;
Thefe fhall the lofs of ancient patrons bear,
Since Noble Temple takes them to his care.
Oft have I fat, and view'd the lapfing stream,
For ever changing, yet appear the fame.
Oft have I fat, while rifing on the flood,
'The thadowy genius of Inftruction stood:
And oft attentive, haftily have caught
The wild idea, flying from the thought.
Oft faw a meaning, thro' the darken'd mind,
'Too finely form'd for Nature to unwind;

The Name of the River.

While flow deducing Reason ftrove to draw
A general likeness from the parts it saw.
But if fome object fill'd the mental view,
Some happy fyftem or allufion true,
Which cold research, with complicated pain,
Had unrewarded ftruggled to obtain;
My fpirit fatisfied, repay'd I've went,
And trod with lighter step the green ascent.
Let cold research, and meditation fage,
The nobler friendship of the wife engage,
Who fhut from Nature, in fecluded schools,
Sketch from their cells-by nice perspective rules,
The world without, but not content to view
Thro the fine telescope, would feel it too.
Let the wan ftudent learnedly despise
The bleft effulgence of the vernal skies,
By rigid Epictetus form his plan,
And while he weeps, affect to laugh at man.
For me, I weakly own myself refign'd
To all the feafons of the changing mind.
For what high use, by providential heav'n,
Are fuch incitements to amufeinent giv'n?
Why forms yon purple from the Weft, and fades
With changing luftre, thro' ten thousand shades?
Why should the crouded grove and fragrant field,
All forms and tinctures to delight us yield?
If not defign'd to please the human race,
Rude, heterogeneous fights, might fill their place,
To footh the fullen ftoic's conftant gloom,
And fhining nature feem one stately tomb;
On the bright leaves a dismal blackness grow,
Stain the green earth, and with the fountains flow,
Till all was dreadful as his darken'd foul.
And fadly spreading o'er creation roll,
Why were the feeds of genius early fown,
Mix'd with our lives, and science made our own?
Why stretch'd the architect his pow'rful hand?
And rais'd that pile, magnificently grand?
When shelter'd hovels, where barbarians dwell,
The ftoic argues, might delight as well.
And thinks the levell'd walks, in mazes drawn,
The sweet viciffitude of fhade and lawn,
The stream instructed gracefully to wind,
Defcribe a naufea rifing on the mind;
That gorg'd to furfeit at the luscious feaft,
Forgets the appetite, and finks to taste.
But fhall a fpecious pomp of fenfe impose,
And hold us flaves, fince stronger reafon rofe?
Why were thefe polifh'd arts on man bestow'd,
To raife and decorate the grand abode ?
If not to spread for use, at Reafon's call,
Why did wife heav'n confer thefe pow'rs at all?
The hideous bear, that's terrible to man,
In wild Siberia's foreft makes his den;
The ant and bee, that fedulously form
Their little manfions, to repel the ftorm,
Still round and round, one fphere of knowledge

move,

And never varying, never muft improve;
Yet fure the pow'r that firft the plans infpir'd,
Might change the fyftems, if the mind requir'd,
But there we ftop-for there at once we fee
Our mind compar'd no more with theirs agree,
Till this, the mental powers approaching near,
Directly moving to one point appear.
As on the deep, before propitious gales,
Two noble barks extend their frowy fails,"

Acrofs each other's courfe, convey'd they fly,
And haft ning clofer, fwell upon the eye,
But paft-the lines that brought them near before,
Direct them different, and they meet no more.
While the high relish for refinement lives,
We only please the taste that nature gives.
Then round the fields, delightful let me roam,
And fnatch a profpect of the diftant dome,
Mark the white arch that o'er the spacious stream,
Affords a paffage on its steadfast frame;
Or view the mead and interesting rill,
The fifter towers diftinct upon the hill,
Or turn to where the eye with rapture fees,
Old Romfey's battlements furmount the trees,
Where the vaft Fabric, rais'd in Saxon times,
The thoughts to greatnefs naturally fublimes.
When great Wintonia's ruin'd walls cxcell'd,
And Cerdic's glorious race for ages held,
Then Romfey rofe implicitly allied,
And near the feat of empire thar'd its pride.
But now its turrets buried in the green,
Sad change from greatness! are no longer seen.
The Holy Abbey, all its ages past,
Has funk in ruins round its base at last.
The great apartment, and efcutcheon`d hall,
Now humbly alter'd for the peafant's wall.
Sad thoughts, adieu! and let me turn my way,
Thro' the wide plain, and devious thicket stray,
And when by grateful wearinefs opprefs'd,
cool dell, unfeen. by mortal rest,
Hid from the glaring fun's defcending beams,
And almost mufing to the verge of dreams,
While tuneful Thomson and the Mantuan fwain,
Exalt the profpe&t by the rural strain :

In

yon

And while the bards, before my fancy bring
The Indian fummer, and Italian spring,
Rapt let me mark the different climates found,
In TEMPLE's gardens, and his lawns around.
Nor let my foul one envious with afford,
To own these feats, and difpoffefs their lord.
Perhaps fhould heav'n by fome mysterious pow'r,
Create me mafter in this thoughtful hour,
With rank invested, and the means fupplied,
To shelter virtue, or distinguish pride,
Who could determine, unfeduc'd to stand,
And stretch to fuffering worth the bounteous hand?
Perhaps my heart, tho' confidently great,
More vile and odious than the wretch I hate,
Would crush with fordid rules, on mean abufe,
The trembling peafant lab'ring for my ufe,
With zealous care, the Artifan'would mark,
On Sunday breathing o'er the flow'ry park.
Around the fatal wretch, my bloodhounds draw,
And fhouting trefpafs, hunt him to the law.
Nor should the poet, with his towering mind,
Superior goodness, or protection find.
Altho' juft raifing the celeftial flame,
He gave that moment all my groves to fame.
Tho' near his fide, companions for the shade,
Each well-knowu classic was protecting laid;
Whole fongs o'er ancient favage force prevail'd,
When armed nations and their wealth had fail'd,
(But vain the strength of genius and of art,
To tame the fiercer, modern, favage heart.)
Arm'd by my pride, the talifman that guards
Our feelings often from enchanting bards.
Perhaps enrag'd like furious beafts by found,
I'd fpurn the helpless genius to the ground.

Since heav'n perhaps has fav'd me, why repine,
That guilt and base dishonor can't be mine?
Enough, I own, that thus I tread the plains,
No keeper awes me, and no bar restrains :
Indulg'd I traverse o'er the happy feat,
And change a fimile with every face I meet;
While yet my lyre by extacy is ftrung,
And the prompt fong hangs ready on my tongue.
Be mine the grateful numbers to bestow,
On each sweet scene, that taught my verfe to flow.
Howe'er I rove, these lawns fhall still be dear,
Still fhall I think of all my evenings here;
Nor fhall the painting, by the distance fade,
For that fhall blend and foften every shade;
The eye retiring from the draught furveys,
The tints blush stronger, and the roughness please.
Shall I forget the path I us'd to tread,

O'er the smooth valley, to yon mountain's head?
Where often tir'd, I've panting stopp'd to breathe,
And look'd at Romfey in the fields beneath.

Or not remember, as I paus'd reclin'd,
The kind ideas that poffefs'd my mind,
Up from the village, rural pleasure stole,
Past thro' my breast, and mounted to my foul,
With cordial peace, that guilt and tumult flies,
And fervent Gratitude with speaking eyes:
Or cease to think, while virtuous fong's my care,
That Generous Penton* (preads his feelings there.

• Rev. John Penton, fq,

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QUESTION..

A
is 32 feet,
Gentleman who is building a man-
fion houfe, whofe breadth is 32 feet,
conceives that there is a certain pitch for
the roof, fo that rain, or any body falling
from it in the
time poffible, and confequently do it alt
leaft injury; and being unwilling to truft
to the judgment of his carpenter, he defires
fome ingenious correfpondent to give him
the pitch, so that it may answer the defired

end.

At length the year was expired, and the philofopher's ftone no nearer perfection than at the beginning of it. Yet behold, in the process of his enquiries after it, amidst the hopeless trials he had made ufe of by "fufion, calcination, vitrification, feparation, cribration, ablution, edulcoration, defpumation, limation, pulverization, granulation, putrefaction, maceration, fumigation, cohobation, precipitation, amalgamation, diftillation, rectification, fublimation, lapidification, extinction, reverberation, fulmination, extraction, digeftion, circulation, con folidation, fpiritualization," and other methods of almost every thing he could think of; at the clofe of one procefs a fubftance almost as valuable as gold glowed in his crucibles; and this was no other than the compofition of the fo highly esteemed DRESDEN CHINA; the ineftimable.

ceffary for his purpose, might not appear | confined, with a clofe guard to prevent his
any way alarming or extraordinary. In making an escape, yet amply furnished with
this houfe he died, and as fome fort of ac- all the neceffaries and conveniencies of life,
knowledgment for the kindnefs and affidu- and provided with all materials and uten-
ous care he had been treated with by his fils that could forward his researches.
hoft, prefented him, on his death-bed, with
a fmall quantity of chemical preparations,
which, he told him, had full power to effect
the tranfmutation of metals; at the fame
time giving him directions for the procefs
to be followed in the ufing of it, yet ftill
concealing the matter and method by which
he had acquired this valuable secret.
Whether the chymift had, among the ef-
fects of the deceafed, met with fome other
fecret more practicable, and perhaps no
lefs profitable, I cannot pretend to deter-
mine: however that might be, the man
grew fuddenly rich, and having been weak
enough to fuffer the circumftances of the
alchymift to tranfpire, it was quickly ru-
moured abroad, that he was poffeffed of a
quantity of the POWDER of PROJECTION,
which enabled him to make as much gold
as he thought proper.
This report prefently reached the Elec-importance of which was fo evident to his
tor's ears, who immediately fent for him,
and told him, that if he was poffeffed of
fuch a fecret, the exertion of it was due to
his fovereign, and that what gold he made
must be for the ufe of his mafter, out of
which he should himself be nobly provided
for. In vain was it for him to deny the
fact; the Elector gave him to know, that
DEATH and the confifcation of all his ef-
fects to the government would be the con-
fequence of his perfifting in a refufal.

Satisfied with this, a

Electoral Highnefs, that he not only pardoned the inventor, but also bestowed on him a very large eftate, and raised him to the rank of nobility." Both which his defcendants enjoy to this very time.”

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The FAITHFUL SLAVE,
O R,

The

HISTORY of THEODOSIUS: .
A Story, founded upon Fact..

(Continued from Page 67.)

T was upon this refufal that Theodo fius

Willing therefore to facrifice part, if not the whole of his fortune, to preferve life, he affured his Highnefs that he had but a very fmall quantity of the powder left, but that what he had fhould be devoted to his fervice. caftle, with a props, he was confined in us was appointed to fucceed PolyIT the a allowance to keep him, and there left to make gold for his dorus. From this time the fortune of fovereign, and in confequence, maffes of Theodofius and his friend, though not that metal were from time to time delivered decided, was lefs defirable. Their proby him to perfons commiffioned to receive motion, on a fuperficial view, was pleaf- them; till at length finding his Powder of ing, but the confequences were difagreeProjection exhaufted, he was obliged to de-able and ferious. Envy proved a powerful clare that he had ufed the whole of the pow- adverfary, and it was the more potent, der which had been given to him, and muft as being joined with fubtlety. The diftherefore beg leave to defift his future pre-appointed gentleman had many partizans, tenfions relative to that Arcanum. This an- all agreeing in the hardship and injuftice fwer, however, was far from fatisfactory to of giving fuch preference to a man fo lately. the Prince, who infifted on it that he muft introduced. They determined it neceffary be acquainted with the fecret, and menaced to give a check to fuch hafty promotions, him with death, unless he pursued the task and refolved to make them uneafy to the that had been impofed on him. The poffeffors. Every art and ftratagem was poor man, terrified with this threat, in- exercifed which ingenuity or malice could treated, as his laft refource, a refpite of invent, and the friends of a perfon who twelve months, to enable him to find out appeared to be fo injuriously treated every what it was, perhaps thoroughly convinced day increased both in number and confehe fhould never difcover it, after which quence. Public injuries, whether real or time, in cafe of failure, he fhould be ready pretended, are of all others the most danto fubmit to his fentence. This with fome gerous to the oppreffors; it is a common difficulty was granted him; and he was concern, and the most latent fparks of

ORIGIN OF DRESDEN CHINA.

ABOUT a century ago lector of Sain BOUT a century ago, there lived in ony, a man of great learning, and moft indefatigable induftry in the hermetic science; and being in expectation of fuccefs in his defign, and the fear of perfecution in cafe fuch fuccefs fhould be difcovered by his fuperiors, had induced him to take refuge in a place, where not being known, he might look on himself as fecure from being fuspected; his habitation, from the fame motives was fixed in a chymift's house, that the use of fuch implements as were ne

philanthropy and patriotifm will be re-known. vived and kindled on fuch occafions.

But this they had concerted measures to prevent

It was incumbent on Theodofius to fave his friend as well as himself from the meditated blow. The task was difficult, but he did not defpair of fuccefs. He was doubtful whether he could fufficiently alarm Polydorus without rifking a difcovery. His intimations of the

with the thought of his danger to judge or determine any thing for himself. The For fome months Theodofius neither time was fhort, and much was to be done. adverted to his own fituation or that of He had fent fome confiderable remittances his friend. He did not even fufpect that to England, but not fufficient to maintain a fpirit of envy had been excited by his him in that ftile of life which he had a good fortune, or that the advancement of right to expect. The Captain engaged Polydorus had been the principal caufe to wait another day, and it was agreed of it. He never once dreamed that his that he fhould return to his house, and life was in danger from the artful machi-threatened danger were therefore diftant, collect every thing valuable which he nations of difappointed ambition. The and he foon perceived that all efforts could poffibly remove without fufpicion. information of a trufty flave, who had fhort of imprudence would be fruitless. It was fortunate that he had that day gained fome intelligence of the projected He therefore took meafures for departing purchafed feveral very valuable diamonds, villainy, at laft alarmed him, and the most abruptly from this diftracting fcene, and which he had foon fecured, and he emdreadful confequences were to be appre- by means of his faithful flave he converted ployed his opportunity fo well, that hended from this run of good fortune. his property into the most valuable pro- within the time limited he had fent treaTheodofius loft no time to communicate duce of the Eaft; these he found an op- fure on board to the value of five lacks this intelligence to Polydorus; but al-portunity fecretly to convey on board an of rupees. This he thought would be though it was done with the utmoft ten- English vefiel in the road which was to fufficient, with economy, to fupport him derness and delicacy, it was rejected in a fail the next day, wherein he was deter-in a reputable ftile of life, and the-motone of voice to which he was a ftranger. mined to embark for Europe with his ment in which they fet fail was to him This conduct roufed Theodofius from his trufty fervant. Before he took his final the happiest of his existence. He left the lethargy, as this feeming difaffection of leave, he was refolved to make one more fplendor and luxury of the Eaft, a maghis friend afforded ground to fuppofe that effort to fave Polydorus; he waited on nificent houfe, and every means of grathe plot was of a very dangerous nature, him but a few minutes before he de- tified ambition, without a figh. He was and conducted with the utmoft art and figned to embark, and, pretending that happy in divefting himself of thofe ho fecrecy. Such a change of conduct in he was in hafte to go on board the veffel nours which had nearly brought them to his friend he could no ways account for; which was just ready to fail to deliver ruin; and he was grateful to Providence as he had ever confulted their joint inte- a commiffion to the Captain to execute which had fo powerfully interpofed to reft and advantage, he was very unwilling for him in London, prevailed on his friend his deliverance. They arrived fafe in to attribute it to difaffection, but he was with fome difficulty to accompany him England, after a fpeedy paffage, and took equally at a loss what other foundation it in the boat. They were foon on board measures to discover the whole of the could poffibly have. He confulted his the fhip, when Theodofius difcovered plot, and to bring the perfons guilty of trufty flave, and obtained from him the the danger which threatened; he in- the premeditated violence to at count for intelligence he so much defired; he found formed his friend of the measures he had their conduct. After being brought to that every means had been used to deftroy taken to render his returning to land un- London under a proper guard, they were the confidence his friend had repofed in neceflary. He had fecured enough on obliged to fubmit to the decifion of a him, as the first and preparatory step for board that and other veffels to maintain Court of Juftice, and fentenced to pay effecting their purpofe. This he already him in a respectably independent ftile in very heavy fines to the parties injured. difcovered they had been but too fucceff- England; he was contented with what Such was the confequence of that firmful in accomplishing. he had acquired, and wifhed not for an nefs and refolution which Theodofius opportunity of getting more at fuch a exercifed to fave his friend;-a firmness rifque. which not only prevented the execution. Polydorus was now as much alarmed of crimes the most flagrant that difapas Theodofius had been. He was con- pointed envy and malice could project vinced from thefe precautions of the truth and refolve on, but was the means of of this information; he faw his danger,procuring fuch a recompence, though he perceived the drift of that advice, which inadequate to the crime, as made them had induced him to treat Theodofius with both comfortable and happy through life. fo much coolnefs and indifference, and The advocates of juftice applauded their was fatisfied how much his friend had vigorous excrtion of fpirit, and they long hazarded for him. "Good God! cries continued to enjoy the fociety and conhe, how have I been infatuated!"-He verfation of all worthy and deferving perburst into tears, the tears of fenfibility; fons, whilft the others were execrated and defpifed for their complicated and deteftable villainy.

This information left it paft a doubt that no time was to be loft. Every minute now seemed too precious to be wafted. It was more than probable that both their lives, as well as the riches they had honourably acquired in the fervice of their country, might become a facrifice to the turbulent paffions of their enemies. Theodofius placed the utmoft confidence in his flave, and he was doubly affiduous in endeavouring to difcover the whole plot which was projected for their ruin. He communicated his difcoveries from time to time to his mafter; he had learned the object of his mafter's enemies, which was not barely to citrange the confidence of Polydorus from him, but afterwards to make them both the victims of their refentment. This was to be effected immediately after the departure of the next

cluded that, by taking fuch a step, it would be many months longer before the news of the difafter could poffibly reach England; and it would be in their power before this time to prevent the execution of justice, fhould it ever be publickly

Forgive me, Theodofius, -forgive my improper and unfriendly conduct." The Captain was in the fecret, and corroborated every thing which had been told to Polydorus; the trufty flave was alfo defired to give his teftimony, who con. firmed every fyllable of what had been

faid.

After his first furprize was a little abated, he afked Theodofius what he would advise to be done. To induce him to speak his mind with freedom, he declared that he would follow his directions implicitly, as he was too much agitated

J. M.

Lines of COMFORT to a MAN of FIFTY.
Tranflated from the FRENCH.

IS a precept laid down by fome cold gloomy
That 'tis madness or folly to love at my age;
But fuch filly maxims I'll ever despise,
And read my excufe in my mistress's eyes.
While those two bright judges my paffion amprove,
Age cannot deny me the pleafures of love;
And a young man of Twenty (the world will agree),
'If his fuit be rejected, is older than ine.

implores your compaffion, hoping to obExtraordinary ANECDOTE of a brave tain from your goodness the only favour which the horror he feels at his prefent fituation will permit him to requeft.

A NE CDOT E.

had any title to convey that mark of diftinction to them. Heretofore it was the EFORE the political death of Mr. fashion for thofe families whom God had Jenkinfon in the Houfe of Commons, blefled with affluence, to live conftantly at and antecedent to his removal to the Houfe their manfion houfes in the country, and of Lords, it may not be unentertaining to that once a-week, or oftener, the lady of the public to read who, and what this man the manor diftributed to her poor neighwas, and how he rofe into power. Mr. bours, with her own hands, a certain quanJenkinson is the fon of a half-pay colonel tity of bread, and fhe was called by them of that name, who lived in Oxfordshire, the Leff-day, i. e. in Saxon, the Breadand barely fupported his family on that giver; thefe two words were in time cormilitary income. He contrived, however, rupted, and the meaning is now as little to give his fon an academic education, and known as the practice which gave rife to fent him to Oxford, in order to prepare it; yet it is from that hofpitable cuftom, him for the church; there he made a con- that to this day the ladies in this kingdom fiderable figure, being remarkably high in alone ferve the meat at their own tables. ftature for his age, and he confequently There are a great number of expreffions was baptized by the nick-name of Tall-in ufe, the etymology of which few people Boy. It happened at this time that there know the meaning of, and therefore it is was a great conteft for Oxfordshire be- prefumed the above will be acceptable to tween the families of the Duke of Marl- the readers of that entertaining work-the borough, and the Earl of Harcourt, and County Magazine. many fevere things were written: among others, there was a lampoon on Lord Harcourt, in the mock-heroic ftyle, which

approbation. That plan, 1 fhould fuppofe, may be obtained, though the principle of the fubfcription may probably be withheld.

One more charity of this kind give me leave to mention, viz. of the archdeaconry of Richmond, and diocefe of Chefter. Of the five deanries comprehended in this charity, two are in the county of Lanca ter, two in Weftmoreland, and one in Cumberland. As this inftitution is entirely modern, I cannot speak any thing of its fuccefs. It was agreed upon only the 4th of Auguft 1785; its officers are a prefident, vice-prefident, treasurer, and fecretary, and three ftewards in each deanry, of which two are of the clergy. Your readers, Mr. Editor, will excufe me for obferving, that its rules are better calculated to accomplish the defign than that immediately preceding, though it seems not to reach the general fpirit of the first mentioned inftitution. If agrecable to your readers, I will tranfmit you a copy of those rules, with fuch remarks as occur to me to be neceflary on the fubject; the perti

made fome noife, and his Lordfhip being To the Editor of the COUNTY MAGAZINE. nency of these must be fubmitted to the

SIR,

public, and I fhall think my labour well beftowed, if by fuch communication the noble inftitution alluded to may be promoted and established in the counties within the circulation of your useful and entertaining Mifcellany. I am, Sir, yours, &c. J. M.

Romsey, July 4, 1786.

and advantage of any public measures which
Experience is the beft proof of the utility
fpeculative men may project. On this
marks. The diocefe of PETERBOROUGH
bafis I prefume to trouble you with my re-
holds out a plan to be purfued by the ge- ESSAY ON FRIENDSHIP.

the patron of the Jenkinson family, Tall-
Boy was afked if he could not be of service
in answering it. His reply was, that he
would use his beft endeavours, and he im-
WITH extreme pleasure I perufed the
obfervations of your correfpondent
mediately fet about the bufinefs, which he Humanus in your laft number. The hopes
accomplished in a burlesque upon the of being further inftrumental in promoting
Marlborough victories, which burlefque fo laudable, fo noble a fcheme, you may
was afterwards fung in ballads about Ox-be affured did not a little contribute to it.
ford, and is actually the origin of the late
French air, called Malbrook. The Duke
was fo well pleafed with this, that he re-
commended Tall-Boy from the College to
the Treasury, where he became a clerk,
the most attentive of any in the office. Mr.
Jenkinfon, now no more Tall-Boy, had ad-nerous and liberal-minded on fuch a bufinefs.
drefs enough to get the Marlborough in- It is a pleafing reflection, that feveral hun-
tereft to recommend him to Lord Bute, dred pounds are annually fubfcribed there
then Secretary of State, and the noble for this benevolent purpofe; that many wi-
Lord finding him a moft ft person to do dows and children of deceased clergymen
the bufinefs as his fecretary, in an adinini- within the diocese, and in certain cafes the
ftration the most unpopular that ever this aged and infirm clergy, are annually re-
country experienced, introduced him to
lieved and fupported by it. Three ftewards,
the Houfe of Commons, and fince that day if recollection does not fail me, are annu-
he has been making rapid progrefs to riches,ally chofe out of the fubfcribers in each
which he now means fhall fupport a title.deaary, of which one is commonly a no-
He never has been an expenfive man, and bleman or gentleman, and two clergymen.
therefore from his fituation under govern-
ment, is fuppofed to have amaffed a confi-Through
ment, is supposed to have amafled a confi-
derable fum of money. Mr. Jenkinfon has
paffed his grand climacteric, being now
near his 66th year.

For the COUNTY MAGAZINE. ORIGIN of the word LADY.

S the ftudy of what appertains to the

Through them the petitioners for relief,
according to a prefcribed form, apply; and
by their means the neceffitous are fuc-
coured, and the diftreffes of widows and
orphans obviated. The annual reports
will fhew the mode of conducting the cha-
rity; and the treasurer, I doubt not, will
be happy to comply with any application
for information. The printer is herewith
informed of the addrefs.

A charity, fimilar in its object, was alfo
begun fome years ago by the clergy in the

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Nomen Amicitiæ barbara Corda movet.

OVID.

we can

THE greatcft happines that enjoy

poffefs in this world is in the enjoyment of friendship; but although its utility and pleatures have been celebrated and pointed out by the best ethical writers; and though it is univerfally admitted to promote our happiness and abate our mifery, by doubling the former and dividing the latter, yet we feldom fee this virtue practifed. We are often indeed entertained with profeffions of friendship, but do theie generally bring forth their fruit in due feafon?The theory in general is pretty well understood, but the practical part lies dormant.

This truly noble virtue confifts in an inclination and defire between two perfons to promote the welfare and happiness of one another. Efteem is the principal bafis on which it ftands; for it is impoffible

A ladies, as well as to the tains conten, argue for years by to, and Bio cefe of to raife this virtue and feel its influence,

is always pleafing, I have fent the following, which is faid to be the cause how it came to pass that women of fortune were called Ladies, even before their hufbands

LINCOLN. But while I mention this, I however fenfible we may be of a man's am forry to obferve, that the narrow and worth and merits, without we efteem him. contracted principle on which it is con-To this qualification may be added three ducted, prevents me from giving it a full others, virtue, conftancy, and faithfulness.