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Sir E luccird, a Story. 

 The virtue of Louifa was vanquiflied ; but her fcnfe of vir- 

 tue was not overcome Neither the vows of eternal fideli- 

 ty of her feducer, nor^the conftant and refpeclful attention 

 which he paid her during a hutrled journey to England, 

 could allay that anguHh which Ihe fuffered at the recollec- 

 tion of her paft, and the thoughts of her prefent fiturition.^ 

 Sir Edward felt ftrongly the power of her beauty, and of 

 her grief. His heart was not made for that part, which, 

 it is probable, he thought it could have performed ; it was 

 llill fubjeft to remorfe, to companion, and to love. Thefe 

 emotions, perhaps, he might foon have overcome, had they 



dudlipn to fome poems printed by him, defired his readers, if they chanc- 

 ed to find a/«< too fliort, to go on a htrle farther, and they weuld pro- 

 bably meet with another with a foot too long, which, he hoped, would 

 be confidered as making up for the firft defe(5l. Perhaps, our hobbling 

 bard reafons after the lame manner. Yet we would advife, when he 

 next intends to bcftride his hobby, oft mifnamed Pegafus.he would carry him 

 to thefmith, and give the poor animalafctof new (hoes.tokeephisfeet'found 

 in going over the rugged road which he is likely to encounter; — and alfo, that 

 he would put a little hurJ meat in his bell/, to give him bottopi, before 

 he giafps the whip, and ties on his fpurs ; for it 15 a painful thing to ice 

 a poor beaft pufhed by whip and fpur beyond his natural I'peed, coming 

 wheezing and limping on; and we are afr.iid fome of our tender hearted 

 readers might diflike that kind of fport ; — befides, he might havei 

 chance of being diftanced and thrown out ; which, acconiing to the 

 rules of the turf, would put it out of his power to dart again for the fame 

 prize. — But by keeping his feet in good order, and his body hearty, he 

 may be enabled to fcamper away with eafe to hinifelf, plcafure to the 

 rider, and fatisfa<5lion to the fpeiAators. 



The editor begs alfo to obfervc, that though he is not fo hardy as to dif- 

 pute the canon of Pope, — " one line for fenfe, and one for rhjme" for fear 

 of the confequences ; a*, if he is to judge from their praiftice, he has no 

 doubt but the whole of the rhyming race would be immediately at him, 

 to defend their facred rights. — Yet as he knows not if it is an article in 

 the mugna charU of poetafters, that for the fake of rhime they have 

 u right to coin new words at plcafure ; — till this privilege be clearly af- 

 certaincd, he fliall objcift to the praifticc as licentious, and contrary to the. 

 fpirit of the laws of Parnafltn. Indeed, poor profe writers will think it 

 •i. very unreafonablc demand, after the conccffion that hasjuft been made 5 

 for if fcnfe be facrificed to found, it muft be a very extraordinary cafe in- 

 deed, where a known word cannot be found to clink with another. That 

 out impartiality may not be called in quellion, we have copied the & 



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