Part 27 (1/2)

And why doth thy nose look so blue?

''Tis the weather that's cold; 'Tis I'rown very old, And my doublet is not very new, Well-a-day!'

II

Then line thy worn doublet with ale, Gaffer-Gray; And warlass

'Nay but credit I've none; And one; Then say how may that come to pass?

Well-a-day!'

III

Hie away to the house on the brow, Gaffer-Gray; And knock at the jolly priest's door

'The priest often preaches Against worldly riches; But ne'er gives a mite to the poor, Well-a-day!'

IV

The lawyer lives under the hill, Gaffer-Gray; Warmly fenc'd both in back and in front

'He will fasten his locks, And will threaten the stocks, Should he ever more find me in want, Well-a-day!'

V

The squire has fat beeves and brown ale, Gaffer-Gray; And the season elcome you there

'His fat beeves and his beer, And his merry new year Are all for the flush and the fair, Well-a-day!'

VI

My keg is but low I confess, Gaffer-Gray; What then? While it lasts man we'll live

The poor man alone, When he hears the poor ive, Well-a-day!

In that precise state of mind which associations such as I have described, and a poe the madness and turpitude of mankind, that could be blind to the worth of awith these sensations, ht and with it a paper--!

What shall I say?--It contained what follows! 'Yesterday a enteel and orderly appearance, was seen to walk despondingly beside the Serpentine river A gentleitation of his countenance, suspected his design; and, concealing himself behind some trees at a little distance, watched hientleood swimmer, jumped in after him; but could not iht it out was conveyed to Mary-le-bone watch-house A few shi+llings were found in his pocket, but nothing to indicate his name, place of abode, or other infor melancholy account of himself

'This body, if ever this body should be found, was once a thing which, by way of reproach a men, was called an author It ent and unlamented

It could hear, see, feel, smell and taste with as much quickness, delicacy, and force as other bodies It had desires and passions like other bodies, but was denied the use of theood things of this world to thereat were shut upon it; not because it was infected with disease or contaminated with infaarments hich it was cloathed, and the name it derived from its fore-fathers; and because it had not the habit of bending its knee where its heart owed no respect, nor the power of loze the crimes or flatter the follies of men