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CHAPTER Y. 



A president, on butterflies profound, 



Of whom all insect-mongers sing the praises, 



Went on a day to catch the game profound 



On violets, dunghills, violet tops, and daisies, &c. 



DB. JOHN WOLCOT. 



" Wednesday, January, 2nd, 1822. Mr. Henslow of 

 Rochester and his son from Cambridge called to view 

 my ' Hortus Siccus/ &c. The son is a botanist. 



" Thursday, 3rd. Miss Loft (daughter of the slop- 

 seller) married at Gravesend to Mr. Handville of the 

 Hudson's Bay ships. It is said his father, Captain 

 Handville, went fifty-two voyages there. He is now 

 about eighty. 



" Tuesday, '8th. Had an imber goose (so called in 

 the north of Scotland) brought me. Authors are 

 deficient in its description, as it is not a goose. 



" Mr. James, the author, gives readings on Shake- 

 spear in the Town Hall, which is a novel thing among 

 the non-literati. Mr. Edward Fuller called and said 

 there were snipes in the marshes. 



" Wednesday, 9th. Fine. Mr. Coosens of Margate 

 called, and said he had given Mr. Deputy Nichols 

 MSS. enough to form an extra volume to Hasted' s 



