With others, than with him. Let them alone: Juftice Shallow is an admirably well drawn comic character, but he never appears better, than by reflection in the mirror of Falstaffe's wit, in whofe defcriptionshe is most strongly exhibited. It is faid by fome, that the juftice was meant for a particular gentleman who had profecuted the author for deer-stealing, I know not whether that story be well grounded. The Shallows are to be found every where, in every age, but those who have least character of their own, are most formed and modified by the fashion of the times, and their peculiar profeffion or calling. So though we often meet with a resemblance to this juftice, we shall never find an exact parallel to him now manners are so much changed.-The fuperior danger of a rebellion fanctified by the church, cannot by hiftorians or philofophers be better fet forth than by the following words of Morton : MORTON. ་་་ The gentle Archbishop of York is up Turns infurrection to religion; Suppos'd fincere and holy in his thoughts, He's follow'd both with body and wich mind, And doth enlarge his rifing with the blood Of fair King Richard, fcrap'd from Pomfret ftones; And more, and lefs, do flock to follow him. Nor Nor can the indecency of a prelate's appearing in arms, and the abuse of an authority derived from the facred function, be more strongly arraigned, than in the fpeeches of Weftmorland, and John of Lancafter. WESTMORLAND. Then, my lord, Unto your grace do I in chief addrefs The fubftance of my speech. If that rebellion With your fair honours. You, my lord archbishop, Whofe fee is by a civil peace maintain'd, Whose beard the filver hand of peace hath touch'd Whofe learning and good letters peace hath tutor'd, Whofe white investments figure innocence, The dove and very bleffed fpirit of peace; Wherefore do you fo ill tranflate yourself, Out of the fpeech of peace, that bears fuch grace, LANCASTER. My lord of York, it better fhew'd with you, Than now to fee you here, an iron man, In fhadow of fuch greatnefs? With you, lord bishop, To us, the fpeaker in his parliament, To us, th' imagin'd voice of heav'n itself, The very opener and intelligencer Between the grace, the fanctities of heav'n, Employ Employ the countenance and grace of heav'n, In deeds difhonourable? You've taken up, The fubjects of his fubftitute, my father; And both against the peace of heav'n and him The archbishop of York, even when he appears an iron man, keeps up the gravity and feeming fanctity of his character, and wears the mitre over his helmet. He is not like Hotspur, or a valiant rebel, full of noble anger and fierce defiance, he speaks like a cool politician to his friends, and like a deep defigning hypocrite to his enemies, and pretends he is only acting as physician to the ftate. I have before obferved that Shakespear had the talents of an orator as much as of a poet; and I believe it will be allowed the speeches of Westmorland and Lancaster are as proper on this occafion, and the particular circumstances are as happily touch'd, as they |