Chapter 4

Une demoiselle de 24 ans, jolie et d'une education distinguée, ayant 40,000 francs comptant, et par la suite 200,000 francs, desire épouser un jeune homme aimable, et ayant de la fortune.

Une demoiselle de 19 ans, sans fortune, mais jolie, aimable, et bien élevée, desire épouser une homme âgé, et assez aisé, pour pouvoir faire quelque bien à sa mère.

J.G.R.

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SONG.

Oh, silent was her grief and woe, No tear her eye betray'd, When Damon from his Anna fled, And took some other maid! But, ah, her bleeding heart did tell What outward show denied; For at that simple word, "Farewell," She bow'd her head and died!

J.B.

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TO A YOUNG LADY WHO REQUESTED THE AUTHOR TO RESTORE A LOCK OF HAIR HE HAD TAKEN FROM HER.--_By E.S. Barrett._

By one only recompense can I be led With this beautiful ringlet to part; That should I restore you the _lock_ of your head, You will give me the key of your heart.--_Atlas._

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PARLIAMENTARY QUALIFICATIONS.

When the friends of the youngest Thelluson proposed making him a member of parliament, he said, "he did not understand exactly what it was to be in parliament, or what they meant by constituents in the country; but, if there was any necessity to go backwards and forwards _for their orders_, he could trot down as fast as any member of parliament in the kingdom."

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CHANGING NAMES.

Thomas Knight, Esq. whose paternal name was Brodnax, which, very early in life, he changed for that of May, afterwards, by a statute of 9th Geo. II. took the name of Knight, which occasioned a facetious member of the house to get up, and propose "_a general bill_ to enable _that gentleman to take what name he pleased_."

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TOUCHSTONE FOR THE TIMES.

Midas (we read) with wond'rous art of old, Whate'er he touch'd, at once transformed to gold; This modern statesmen can reverse with ease, Touch them with gold, they'll turn to what you please.

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GENIUS DEFINED.

A wit being asked what the word _genius_ meant, replied, "If you had it in you, you would not ask the question; but as you have not, you will never know what it means."

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POOR SACK, (HANGED.)

Though Sack's misdeed is punished right, It never was intended That he should leave his office quite, He only is _suspended_.

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EPITAPH

_On a man of the name of Fish._

Worm's bait for fish; but here's a sudden change, _Fish's_ bait for worms--is that not passing strange? C.K.W.

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LIMBIRD'S EDITION OF THE

_Following Novels are already Published:_

s. d. Mackenzie's Man of Feeling 0 6 Paul and Virginia 0 6 The Castle of Otranto 0 6 Almoran and Hamet 0 6 Elizabeth, or the Exiles of Siberia 0 6 The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne 0 6 Rasselas 0 8 The Old English Baron 0 8 Nature and Art 0 8 Goldsmith's Vicar of Wakefield 0 10 Sicilian Romance 1 0 The Man of the World 1 0 A Simple Story 1 4 Joseph Andrews 1 6 Humphry Clinker 1 8 The Romance of the Forest 1 8 The Italian 2 0 Zeluco, by Dr. Moore 2 6 Edward, by Dr. Moore 2 0 Roderick Random 2 6 The Mysteries of Udolpho 3 6

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