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ANNUAL REGISTER, 1805. 



" in llie agony and perturbation of 

 " spirit, wliicii we suppoie a fish 

 " feels when it is out of M.ater. 



same to me whether ye have it now, " ing, in which I passed five hours 



or after my death. No sooner had 



she said this, than James, overjoyed 



with such unexpex^ted good fortune, 



Hung iiimselfjcrying, about his aunt's 



neck ; 1 made a sign to Agnes to 



do the same, and, notwithstanding 



she was disordered, she acquitted 



herself of that duty with tokens of 



Tinall'ectcd and tender gratitude, in 



which we all followed her. I could 



not help shedding tears as the others 



1 hey were the first, (and I hope 

 they will be the last) hours I 

 spent at court ; and the thought 

 that a night of undisturbed re- 

 " pose has passed since the unea- 

 " siness I then endured, makes nie 

 " feel ai ligljt and easy as one who 

 " has just discharged a debt of 



did. Aunt cried too. through joy " long standing to a troublesome 

 that she had accomplished such a " creditor. 



good deed. She persisted in her de- 

 sire of having a notary sent for, 

 anil, although 1 thought it might ap- 

 pear dishonourable, as if mistrusting 

 her word, wc were obliged to com- 

 ply, especially as she added, that hav- 

 ing no other near friends than those 

 present, the wedding might aswcll be 

 concluded that same evening. Every 



" O sleep ! hoiv great, how be- 

 " nign is thy power over mortals ! 

 " with what case canst tiiou restore 

 " composure to the ruffled mind, 

 " smooth its roughest, and brighten 

 " its darkest prospects ! How gent- 

 " ly dost thou lull the agitated 

 " heart into the tranquil state that 

 " was disturbed by unexpected in- 



thing she wished was done in a very " cidents ! and how quickly doth 



*hort time, which raised James's 

 rapture to the highest pitch. He 

 caught Agnes in his arms, crying 

 now however, you arc mine. She 

 fell into his, so agitated as hardly 

 to know what she did, and she ap- 

 peared to be just on the point of 

 fainting, had not her lover restored 

 her spirits with a thousand loving 

 kisses. It may easily be imagined, 



" thy lenient hand restore us to 



" ourselves again, obliterate every 



" painful recollection of our for- 



" mer agitation (if the cause of it 



" did not proceed from within) 



" enable ns to stand as upright as 



" a healthy tree after a storm, and 



" recount, and laugh at our former 



'•' embarrassments, with the same 



" case as we should relate and 



that the rest of the evening, and part " smile at a troublesome dream I I 

 of the night, passed with redoubled " thank heaven that I am at pre- 



pleasure. 



E. 



Terplexitics of r^ Man of Letters: 

 (from the German. J 



Goodwin to his friend. 



" I will endeavour to describe 

 " to you, my dear Parker, as well 

 " as 1 am able, the ridiculous eveufs 



*' of yesterday afternoon and even- " 1 wish that this may make you 



" amead* 



sent able to do so, and I will 

 " strive to inform you of my late 

 '■^ adventures, and the pleasure I 

 *' feel at being myself again to-day, 

 " for I yesterday, at times, fancied 

 " myself the most helpless and awk- 

 " ward being that ever existed, 

 ". with the openness and impar- 

 " tiality, ys if 1 was speaking of an 

 " indifferent person. I have long 

 " hccn a letter in your debt, and 



