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sons trained up to be your colleagues and succes- 

 sors. If Shenstonc could see in a village school, 



" A little bench of heedless bishops here, — 

 And there a chancellor in embryo," 



so can I see in my friend Mr. Henry, chaired (as 

 doubtless he now is,) round the gardens at Aller- 

 ton, the embryo of what his father is now be- 

 come. 



I know not whether your chairing is like ours 

 at Norwich, — but when the poles of the chair are 

 tossed, as they often are, out of the bearers' hands, 

 and the candidate, with his limbs sprawling and coat 

 flying, gives somewhat of the idea of a frog or a 

 kitten thrown from one unlucky boy to another, I 

 have been reminded of what Sir Thomas Brown 

 says on another occasion ; " There is nothing that 

 will more deject a man's cooled imagination, when 

 he shall consider what an odd and unworthy piece 

 of folly he hath committed." But it seems your 

 triumphant progress was majestic and graceful in 

 the highest degree, — at least so I hear from an eye- 

 witness. 



Among all my selfish joys on this occasion, one, 

 not the least, is the hope of meeting you, and per- 

 haps Mrs. Roscoe, &c. in London in the spring. 

 Forgive me for intruding so long on your time, but 

 really I want to say much more. This free postage 

 will cost you many a minute ; but your friends 

 must learn discretion by degrees. 



All who know you here join in most heartfelt 

 congratulations. Present them for us to Mrs. Ros- 



