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you may have a Glance and your Bow, if she is in Humour, returned as civilly as you make but that must not be in the Prefence of a Man of greater Quality: For Mrs. Tofs is fo throughly well bred, that the chief Perfon prefent has all her Regards. And fhe, who giggles ar Divine Service, and laughs at her very Mother, can compofe her felf at the Approach of a Man of a good Eftate.

Will's Coffee-house. June 9.

A fine Lady fhewed a Gentleman of this Company, for an eternal Anfwer to all his Addrefles, a Paper of Verfes, with which he is fo captivated, that the profefs'd, the Author fhould be the happy Man in Spite of all other Pretenders. It is ordinary for Love to make Men Poetical, and it had that Effect on this enamour'd Man: 3 But he was refolved to try his Vein upon fome of her Confidents or Retinue, before he ventured upon fo high a Theme as her felf. To do otherwife than fo, would be like making an Heroick Poem a Man's firit Attempt. Among the Favourites to the Fair One, he found her Parrat not to be in the laft Degree: He faw Poll had her Ear, when his Sighs were neglected. To write against him, had been a fruitiefs Labour; therefore he refolved to flatter him into his Interefts, in the following Manner:

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To a Lady on her Parrat.

When Nymphs were coy, and Love could not prevail,
The Gods difguis'd were feldom known to fail,-
Leda was chaft, but yet a Feather'd jove
Surpriz'd the Fair, and taught her how to love.
There's no Celeftial but his Heav'n wou'd quit,
For any Form which might to thee admit.
See how the wanton Bird, at every Glanc!,
Swells his glad Plumes,and feels an am'rous Trance.
The Queen of Beauty has forfook the Dove,
Henceforth the Parrat be the Bird of Love.

It is indeed a very juft Propofition, to give that Honour rather to the Parrat than the other Volatile. The Parrat reprefents us in the State of making Love: The Dove in the Poffeffion of the Object beloved. But instead of turning the Dove off, I fancy it would be better if the Chaife of Venus had hereafter a Parrat added, Yas we fee fometimes a Third. Horfe to a Coach which might intimate, That to be a Parrat, is the only Way to fucceed; and to be a Dove, to preferve your Conquefts. If the Swain would go on fuccefsfully, he muft imitate the Bird he writes upon. For he who would be loved by Women, muft never be filent before the Favour, or open his Lips after it.

From my own Apartment, June 10.

I have fo many Meffages from young Gentlemen who expect Preferment and Diftinction, that I am wholly at a Lofs in what Manner to acquit my felf. The Writer of the following Letter tells me in a Postscripr, he cannot go out of Town till I have taken fome Norice of him, and is very urgent to be fome. Body in it, before he returns to his Commons at the University. But take it from himself.

To Ifaac Bickerstaff Efq; Monitor General of Great Britain.

SIR,

Sheer-Lane, June 8. Have been above 6 Months from the University, I I of age these Months, and jo long in Town. I was recommended to one Charles Bubbleboy near the Temple, who has Supply'd me with all the Furniture he lays a Gentleman ought to have. I defired a Certificate thereof trom him, which he Said would require fome Time to confider of; and when I went Yesterday Morning for it, he tells me, upon due Confideration, I still want fome few odd

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Things more, to the Value of Threescore or Fourfcore Pounds, to make me compleat. I have bespoke them; and the Favour I beg of you is, to know, when I am equip'd, in what Part or Clafs of Men in this Town you will place me. Pray Send me Word what I am, and you fhall find me,

SIR,

Your most humble Servant,

Jeffry Nicknack.

I am very willing to encourage young Begin ners; but am extreamly in the Dark how to difpofe of this Gentleman. I cannot fee either his Perfon or Habit in this Letter; but I'll call at Charles's, and know the Shape of his SnuffBox, by which I can fettle his Character. Tho' indeed, to know his full Capacity, I ought to be inform'd, whether he takes Spanish or Mufty.

St. James's Coffee-house, June 10.

Letters from the Low-Countries of the 17th Inftant fay, That the Duke of Marlborough and the Prince of Savoy intended to leave Ghent on that Day, and join the Army, which lies between Pont d'Efpiere and Courtray, their Head Quarters being at Helchin. The fame Day the Palatine Foot was expected at Bruffels. Lieutenant-General Dompre, with a Body of Eight Thousand Men, is pofted at Aloft, in order to cover Ghent and Bruffels. The Marfhal de Villars was still on the Plains of Lenz; and it is faid, the Duke of Vendofme is appointed to command in Conjunction with that General. Advices from Paris fay, Monfieur Voifin is made Secretary of State, upon Monfieur Chamillard's Rengnation of that Employment. The Want of Money in that Kingdom is fo great, that the Court has thought fit to command all the

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199 Plate of pivate Families to be brought into the Mint. They write from the Hague of the 18th, That the States of Holland continue their Seffion; and that they have approved the Refolution of the States-General, to publish a Second Edict to prohibit the Sale of Corn to the Ene my. Many eminent Perfons in that Aflembly have declared, that they are of Opinion, that all Commerce whatfoever with France fhould be wholly forbidden: Which Point is un- 7 der prefent Deliberation; but it is feared it will meet with powerful Oppolition.

The TATLER. [N°28. From Saturd. June 1 1. to Tufd. June 14. 1709. ?

White's Chocolate-house, June 13. I diftant Time, but that I am called Had fufpended the Bulinefs of Duelling to a upon to declare my felf on a Point propofed in the following Letter.

SIR,

June 9. at Night. Defire the Favour of you to decide this Queftion, Whether calling a Gentleman a Smart Fellow, is an Affront or not? A Youth entring a certain Coffee-boufe, with his Cane tied at his Button, wearing red-heel'd Shoes, I thought of your Defcription, and could not forbear telling a Friend of mine next to me, There enters a Smart Fellow. The Gentleman hearing it, had immediately a Mind to pick a Quarrel with me, and defi red Satisfaction: At which I was more puzzled.· than at the other, remembring what Mention your Familiar makes of those that had left their Lives on Juch Occafions. The Thing is referred to your

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Your Friend and humble Servant.

I abfolutely pronounce, that there is no Occafion of Offence given in this Expreffion; for a Smart Fellow is always an Appellation of Praife, and is a Man of double Capacity. The true Caft or Mould in which you may be fure so know him is, when his Livelihood or Education is in the Civil Lift, and you fee him exprefs a Vivacity or Mettle above the Way he is in by a little Jerk in his Motion, fhort Trip in his Steps, well-fancied Lining of his Coat, or. any other Indications which may be given in a vigorous Drefs. Now, What poffible Infinuation can there be, that 'tis a Caufe of Quarrel for a Man to fay, he allows a Gentleman really to be, what he, his Taylor, his Hofier, and his Millener, have confpired to make him? I confefs, if this Perfon who appeals to me had faid, He was not a Smart Fellow, there had been Caufe for Resentment; but if he ftands to it that he is one, he leaves no Manner of Ground for a Mifunderstanding. Indeed, it is a moft lamentable Thing, that there fhould be a Difpute raised upon a Man's faying another is, what he plainly takes Pains to be thought.

} But this Point connot be fo well adjusted, as by enquiring what are the Sentiments of wife Nations and Communities of the Ufe of the Sword, and from thence conclude, Whether it is honourable to draw it fo frequently or not? An Illuftrious Commonwealth of Italy has prefer1 ved it felf for many Ages, without letting one of their Subjects handle this deftructive Inftrument, always leaving that Work to fuch of Mankind as understand the Ufe of a whole Skin

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