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ation. She Ira; born this fevere and unexpcfted reverfe 

 of fortune^ with fuch firmnefs of mind and chearful 

 fpirit, that fhe is hiy;hly refpefted, and commonly cal- 

 led laffinme forte, or the brave ivcwan. I found it no 

 eafy matter to afford her a moderate relief, without of- 

 fending her delicacy. She obilinatcly declined to re- 

 ceive any thing as a prcfent, or charity ; but by Mifs 



F s prudent and humans mediation, I purchafed 



from her fome choice articles of natural hiftory, even 

 below an adequate price. I wifh to give her fome far- 

 ther fupply, but I doubt it is impracticable ; and fo does 



Mifs F h. I have frequently converfed with her j 



—her fenfe and fmgular pleafantry quite charmed me. 

 A good poet might make her, at leaft a match for the 

 man of Rofs \ an excellent character, but too artificiallf 

 drawn by Pope. 



No mifer can accumulate pelf with more avidity than 

 I do thefe articles of natural hiftory — I have accepted, 

 without any fcruple or ceremony, many prefents frora- 

 perfons of condition, — particularly from the Duchefs 

 of Saxc Gothay and Lady D- — — s, wlio have promifed 

 to give me more ; from a French biOiop, occafionally 

 here, a vcryrefpe£l:able and pleafant man -, irom Madame 

 Bourgare, my friend, Mr laumes, and Monf. Roberts, a 

 very worthy curate here, wlio has a good living ; from 



my countrymen Mr N— t j honcft MrF h, &c. On 



my tranfac^ions in natural hiftory I make this remark, 

 that if money mifcrs underftood their own Intereft ri^;ht- 

 ly, they would zi\ liberally,— whereby the rich may 

 be induced to make them prefents, and the poor to give 

 ihem penneyworths. 



I am in the courfe of peruGng Mollier's admirable 

 comedies : — I have juft read the Mifer. In a collec- 

 tion of works by an author of original genius, we arc 

 puzzled to form our judgment, and decide for ourfelves 

 this qucftion — which is the beft piece or chef d'ceuvres. 

 True genius rcfembles the power of eloquence, — in 

 •vhi'.h the lait fpcakcr is predominant. Whe:! I have 



