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at first waking, which, by their importu- 

 nity, give me more uneasiness than plea- 

 sure : elegant, lessons still tease my ima- 

 gination, and recur irresistibly to my re- 

 collection at seasons, and even when I 

 am desirous of thinking of more serious 

 matters. I am, &c. 



LETTER LVII. 



TO THE SAME. 



A RARE, and I think a new, little bird 

 frequents my garden, which I have great 

 reason to think is the pet tic haps: it is com- 

 mon in some parts of the kingdom ; and 

 I have received formerly several dead spe- 

 cimens from Gibraltar. This bird much 

 resembles the white-throat, but has a more 

 white or rather silvery breast and belly; is 

 restless and actrve, like the willow wrens, 

 and hops from bough to bough, examining 

 every part for food ; it also runs up the 



