Part 39 (2/2)
_An_ IDEA _on a_ PECK _of_ COALS.
I buy my coals by pecks, that we May have them fresh and fresh, d'ye see.
_To my very learned and facetious friend_, S. ESTWICK, ESQ.
M.P. _and_ LL.D. _on his saying to me_, ”What the D---l noise was that?”
Good Dr. ESTWICK, you do seek To know what makes my shoe-soles creak?
They make a noise when they are dry; And so do you, and so do I.
C. W.
LORD GRAHAM'S DIARY,
DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF THE NEW PARLIAMENT.
_May_ 20. Went down to the House--sworn in--odd faces--asked PEARSON who the new people were--he seemed cross at my asking him, and did not know--I took occasion to inspect the water-closets.
N.B. To tell ROSE, that I found three c.o.c.ks out of repair--didn't know what to do--left my name at the DUKE OF QUEENSBERRY's--dined at WHITE's--the pease tough--Lord APSLEY thought they ought to be boiled in steam--VILLIERS very _warm_ in favour of _hot water_--PITT for the new mode--and much talk of _taking the sense_ of the _club_--but happily I prevented matters going to extremity.
_May_ 21. Bought a tooth-pick-case, and attended at the Treasury-Board--nothing at the House but swearing--rode to WILBERFORCE's at WIMBLEDON--PITT, THURLOW, and DUNDAS, _water-sucky_--we all wondered why perch have such large mouths, and WILBERFORCE said they were like MULGRAVE's--red champagne rather ropy--away at eight--THURLOW's horse started at a windmill--he off.
N.B. To bring in an Act to encourage water-mills--THURLOW home in a _dilly_--we after his horse--children crying, _Fox for ever!_--DUNDAS stretching to whip them--he off too.
_May_ 22. Sick all day--lay a bed--VILLIERS _bored_ me.
23. Hyde-park--PITT--HAMILTON, &c. Most of us agreed it was right to bow to Lord DELAVAL--PITT won't to any one, except the _new Peers_--dined at PITT's--PITT's soup never salt enough--Why must PRETTYMAN dine with us?--PITT says to-day he will _not_ support Sir CECIL WRAY--THURLOW wanted to give the _old toast_--PITT grave--probably this is the reason for letting PRETTYMAN stay.
24. House--Westminster Election--we settled to always make a noise when BURKE gets up--we ballotted among ourselves for a _sleeping Committee_ in the Gallery----STEELE always to call us when PITT speaks--Lord DELAVAL our _dear_ friend!--_Private_ message from ST.
JAMES's to PITT--He at last agrees to support SIR CECIL.
_May_ 25. BANKES won't vote with us against GRENVILLE's Bill--English obstinacy--the Duke of RICHMOND teazes us--nonsense about consistency--what right has _he_ to talk of _it?_--but must not say so.--DUNDAS thinks worse of the Westminster business than--but too hearty to indulge absurd scruples.
26. Court--King in high spirits, and attentive rather to the Duke of GRAFTON--QUEEN more so to Lord CAMDEN--puzzles us all!--So it is possible the Duke of RICHMOND will consent to leave the _Cabinet_?--Dinner at DUNDAS's--too many things aukwardly served--Joke about ROSE's thick legs, like ROBINSON's, in flannel.
EXTRACTS
FROM THE SECOND VOLUME OF LORD MULGRAVE'S ESSAYS ON ELOQUENCE, LATELY PUBLISHED.
”We now come to speak of _Tropes_. Trope comes from the Greek word _Trepo_, to turn. I believe that tropes can only exist in a vocal language, for I do not recollect to have met with any among the savages near the Pole, who converse only by signs; or if they used any, I did not understand them. Aristotle is of opinion that horses have not the use of tropes.--Dean Swift seems to be of a contrary opinion; but be this as it may, tropes are of very great importance in Parliament, and I cannot enough recommend them to my young readers.
”_Tropes_ are of two kinds: 1st, such as tend to ill.u.s.trate our meaning; and 2dly, such as tend to render it obscure. The first are of great use in the _sermo pedestris_; the second in the sublime. They give the _os magna sonans_; or, as the same poet says in another place, the _ore rotundo_; an expression, which shows, by the bye, that it is as necessary to round your mouth, as to round your periods.--But of this more hereafter, when I come to treat of _mouthing_, or, as the Latins call it, _elocutio_.
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