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out ; his more favourite fongs were thofe of Handel, compofed 

 for a bafe voice, as " Honour and Arms k ," &c. 



He hath lately praclifed much upon the violin, on which he 

 bids fair for being a moft capital performer. Happening one day 

 to find him thus employed, I afked him how long he had played 

 that mornings his anfwerwas, " Three or four hours; which 

 •'* Giardini had found neceffary." 



The delicacy of his ear is likewife very remarkable, of which 

 I {hall give an inftance or two t 



Having been at Bach's concert, he was much fatisfied both 

 with the compofitions and performers ; but faid, " The mufical 

 ^pieces were ill arranged l y as four had been flayed fuccefivtly 

 4t which were all in the fame key" 



He was defired to compofe a march for one of the regiments of 

 guards ; which he did to the approbation of all who ever heard it, 

 and a diilingnimed officer of the royal navy declared, that it was a 

 movement which would probably infpire fteady and ferene cou> 

 rage, when the enemy was approaching- 



As I thought the boy would like to hear this march performed,. 

 1 carried him to the parade at the proper time,, when it had the 

 honour of beginning the military concert. The piece being 

 fmifhed, I afked him whether it was executed to his fatisfacYion ? 

 to which he replied, " by no means and I then immediately 

 introduced him to the band (which con fitted of very tall and: 

 fiout muficians), that he might fet thern right.. On this Sam imr 

 mediately told them,. " That they had not done jufice to his com- 

 " pofition." To which they anfwered the urchin, with both, 

 aftonimment and contempt, by " Tour compofition /" Sam, how- 



k Having heard him ling, "Return, OGod of Hofts !"and an Italian air, 

 ITnce this fheet was in the prefs, I can now venture to pronounce, that 

 his voice is a plealing counter-tenor, and that his manner is excellent. 

 Without any practice alfo he hath acquired an even and brilliant fhake. 



1 It is iuppofed that this was a mere accident in the perfon who made 

 out the muficai bill of fare. 



ever, 



