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the mill to grind old people young again the kind of curious 

 machine which one recollects in one's boyish days were taken 

 about from fair to fair by strolling mountebanks and on the 



other an oval border of foliage, containing the ballad belong- 

 ing to the subject, called " The Miller's Maid grinding Old 

 Men Young again." It begins 



" Come, old, decrepid, lame, or blind, 

 Into my mill to take a grind." 



The teapot, which is an excellent specimen of black- 

 printing, is marked WEDGWOOD. In the same superb 

 collection of Wedgwood ware are also other examples of 

 u Queen's ware," among which are some plates with flowers 

 painted in red, in simple and pure taste, and true to nature ; 

 a centre and sides with fine figures ; and a remarkably elegant 

 and beautifully potted whey jug and cover, formerly in my 

 own collection. In the Museum of Practical Geology is an 

 example of this printing, the design on one side of which is 

 a group at tea a lady pouring out tea for a gentleman, and 

 on the opposite side the verse : 



" Kindly take this gift of mine, 



The gift and giver I hope is thine ; 

 And tho' the value is but small, 

 A loving Heart is worth it all." 



In my own possession are, among other pieces of early 



