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address his men preparing for the storm - 

 such as that of the Eedan after the manner 

 of Shakespear in " Henry V." 



" And you, good yeomen, 



Whose limbs were made in England, show us here 

 The mettle of your pasture." 



Another advantage attending yeomen soldiers 

 was that at the end of the war they resumed 

 with their return home their home occupations, 

 like the Eomans in the best time of the 

 Eepublic. 



Now let us to horse; it is time to be 

 starting on our return. The moon is up ; so we 

 shall have the advantage of its light. 



You spoke just now of having looked into 

 some farm houses, indulging your curiosity : 

 now we are on our way, pray tell me the impres- 

 sion you received ? It is well to know what a 

 stranger observes. 



AMICUS. All I have seen to day, both in the 

 houses I looked into and that one in which we 

 were so kindly received, accord with my former 

 experience, the experience of last autumn. 

 Within, I observed the same neatness, cleanli- 

 ness and order ; without, a somewhat careless 

 agriculture and a total neglect of horticulture. 



