OF (MY cLA DER AR Yi aL DEE 
character William Seward, efg. One was of the buft of Charles 1. 
by Bernini, which ftood over one of the doors in Wefminfter- 
ball, but was removed on the preparations for the trial of Mr. 
Hoftings. with the drawing had been better executed. 
In this year Mr. White fent into the world a fifth edition of 
my Tours in Scotland, with feveral additions and corrections. 
I am often aftonifhed at the multiplicity of my publications, 
efpecially when I reflect on the various duties it has fallen to 
my lot to difcharge. As father of a family, landlord of a fmall 
but very numerous tenantry, and a not inactive magiftrate, I 
had a great fhare of health during the literary part of my days, 
much of this was owing to the riding exercife of my extenfive 
tours, to my manner of living, and to my temperance. I go to 
reft atten; and rife winter and fummer at feven, and fhave re- 
gular at the fame hour, being a true mifopogon. I avoid the meal-of 
excefs, a fupper; and my foul rifes with vigour to its employs, 
and (I truft) does not difappoint the end of its Creator. 
Quin corpus onuftum 
Hefternis vitiis, animum quoque pregravat unas 
Atque affigit humo divine particulam aure. 
Alter, ubi diéto citiis curata fopori 
Membra dedit, vegetus prafcripta ad munia furgit. 
Behold how pale the feated guefts arife 
From fuppers puzzled with varieties ! 
The body too, with yefterday’s excefs 
Burthen’d and tir’d, hall the pure foul deprefs ; 
Weigh down this portion of celeftial birth, 
This breath of God, and fix it to the earth, 
So far refpects my own labors; it will be but juft to men- 
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