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of toadyism ; there is a difference in terms, yet not 

 much distinction in reality. Men with ambitious 

 views are often led into unpleasant situations, from 

 which, when thoroughly committed, they find great 

 difficulty moral courage we mean in retrograding . 

 not exactly like the thin mouse who got through a 

 small chink into a corn-bin, and soon found his 

 carcase so expanded that he could not get out again. 

 Well, this is no concern of ours. If men choose to 

 take the management of a subscription country, we 

 can only pity them, and feel also commiseration for 

 servants required to please so many masters, which 

 is, of course, a hopeless case. 



When the master pays for all it is altogether of a 

 different complexion ; and men of liberal ideas, having 

 their fun gratis, consider themselves bound to give 

 gratuities to the officials, more or less, according to 

 their means ; hence has arisen the practice of pre- 

 senting testimonials to those, on retiring from office, 

 who have for many years exercised their best abilities 

 in promoting their sport. 



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