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of "The frothy gentleman of Leather- 

 head," as he was most aptly termed, 

 would have raised him. 



Widely different was the career, as 

 well as the attainments, of another person 

 who issued from the same establishment, 

 and afterwards rose first to civic, then to 

 parliamentary honours.* Downright in- 

 dustry, and a systematic application to 

 business, in which the female members of 

 the family were called to assist, formed the 

 foundation of his elevation. Well up in 

 the practical part of his vocation, which 

 he followed professionally for years, he 

 had a very good knowledge of the ani- 

 mals he governed, as well as the bipeds 

 with whom he was associated, and made 

 them both subservient to his designs. 

 With the employment of an oratory 

 he could at all times most powerfully 

 use, though it was not adapted to the 



* William T. Chaplin, Esq., late M.P. for Salisbury. 

 VOL. I. I 



