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chief deliffht ; — a circumstance which occasioned 

 the following hon mot. Louis the Fifteenth was 

 so passionately fond of this diversion, that it 

 occupied him entirely ; the King of Prussia, 

 who never hunts, gives up a great deal of his 

 time to music, and plays himself on the flute : a 

 German, last war, meeting a Frenchman, asked 

 him very impertinently, ^^Si son maitre chassoit 

 toujours ?" — " Oui, oui,'''' replied the other ; " il 

 ne joue jamais de lajiute^'' The reply was ex- 

 cellent, but it would have been as well, perhaps, 

 for mankind, if that great man had never been 

 otherwise employed. — Hunting is the soul of a 

 country life : it gives health to the body, and 

 content to the mind ; and is one of the few plea- 

 sures we can enjoy in society, without prejudice 

 either to ourselves or our friends. 



The Spectator has drawn with infinite humour 

 the character of a man who passes his whole life 

 in pursuit of trifles ; and I have no doubt other 

 Will Wimbles might still be found. I hope, 

 however, he did not think they were confined to 

 the country only. Triflers there are of every 

 denomination. — Are we not all triflers "i and are 

 we not told that all is vanity .'' The Spectator, 

 without doubt, felt great compassion for Mr. 

 Wimble ; yet Mr. Wimble might not have been 

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