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one day, from the administrators of government, some 

 favour or other. Now, though, like the purchasers of 

 lottery tickets, they well know that not one hundred 

 thousandth part of the favours that art expected can 

 ever be conferred; yet every one hopes that he him- 

 self may chance to be the lucky gainer. Hence every 

 one is eager to put himself forward as far as he can, 

 that he may be in Fortune's way. And as they know 

 that a minister will consider it as a much higher 

 compliment to him, when they disregard common 

 sense and propriety for his sake, than if they merely 

 do what prudence and good sense would approve of, 

 they must have a much better chance of getting his 

 favour when they follow him where he has evident- 

 ly done wrong, than where he had only acted a wise 

 and patriotic part. This perfectly accounts for that 

 phrenetic zeal which has displayed itself on the pre- 

 sent, as well as on many other occasions. What else 

 could have induced the individuals of the congregated 

 addrefsers to discover such extreme anxiety to have 

 their names severally specified in the addrefses ? A 

 splenetic observer would peeviflily cry out, servum 

 pectis ! But I, for my part, who have not one drop 

 of gall in my composition, consider these as men nei- 

 ther better nor worse than other men, all over the 

 world. 



As I myself, Mr Printer, am a solitary being, be- 

 low the hope of ever attracting ministerial favour, 

 and above the fear of ever deserving punifliment, I 

 look upon the world, as it goes, with a kind of philo- 

 sophic indifference, which allows me the full use of 

 Ely faculties, while the perceptions of so many others, 



