IN my return from Italy I brought him with me to the country, in whose language he had learned his notes- and telling the story of him to Lord A--Lord A-begged the bird of me in a week Lord A B -gave him to Lord Lord B made a present of him to Lord Cand Lord C's gentleman fold him to Lord D's for a fhillingLord D gave him to Lord E-and fo on-half round the alphabet-from that rank he passed into the lower house, and paffed the hands of as many com-But as all these wanted to get moners - in -and bird wanted to get out- he had almost as little ftore fet by him in London as in Paris. It is impoffible but many of my readers must have heard of him; and if any by mere chance have ever seen him I beg leave to inform them, that that bird was was my bird to represent him. -or fome vile copy set up I HAVE nothing further to add upon him, but that from that time to this, I have borne this poor ftarling as the crest to my arms AND let the heralds officers twist his neck about, if they dare. THE THE ADDRESS. VERSAILLES. SHOULD not like to have my enemy take a view of my mind when I am going to ask protection of any man; for which reafon I generally endeavour to protect myself: but this going to Monfieur Le Duc C**** was an act of compulfion had it been an act of choice, - Ifhould have done it, I fuppofe, like other people. How many mean plans of dirty addrefs, as I went along, did my fervile heart form! I deferved the Baftile for every one of them. VOL. II. с THEN THEN nothing would ferve me, when I got within fight of Versailles, but putting words and fentences together, and conceiving attitudes and tones, to wreath myself into Monfieur Le Duc de C****'s good graces-This will do, faid -Juft as well, retorted I again, as a coat carried up to him by an adventurous tailor, without taking his meafure-Focl! continued I-fee Monfieur Le Duc's face firstobferve what character is written in ittake notice in what posture he stands to hear you mark the turns and expreffions of his body and limbs-And for the tone--the first found which comes from his lips will give it you; and from all thefe together you'll compound an addrefs at once upon the spot, which cannot difguft the Duke---the ingredients are his own, and most likely to go down. WELL! faid I, I wish it well overCoward again! as if man to man was not not equal throughout the whole furface of the globe; and if în the field--why not face to face in the cabinet too? And truft me, Yorick, whenever it is not fo, man is falfe to himfelf, and betrays his own fuccours ten times where nature does it once. Go to the Duc de C**** with the Baftile in thy looks-My life for it, thou wilt be fent back to Paris in about half an hour, with an efcort. I BELIEVE fo, faid I-Then I'll go to the Duke, by heaven! with all the gaiety and debonairness in the world. -AND there you are wrong again, replied I---A heart at ease, Yorick, flies into extremes-'tis ever on its centre. Well! well! cried I, as the coachman turned in at the gates, I find I fhall do very well and by the time he had wheeled round the court and brought me up to the door, I found myself so much C 2 the |