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vafs fpread every maft, and the mips, In crowds 

 ed fucceffion, continued to put to fea. Poor 

 Mac — looked ftedfaftly towards them— his eye 

 intent upon the Lord Sheffield ; then, fuddenly 

 turning round, he again faw the patient cow, 

 who, equally unconfcious of his diftrefs, as 

 that me was the caufe of it, had quietly laid 

 herfelfdown to ruminate her cud, upon the 

 fands. Finding new provocation in the poor 

 animal's compofure, I fhall; exclaimed Mac— 

 I muft, I fhall be left behind ! Curfe that cow ; 

 d — n the cow ! I fhall, I fhall be left be- 

 hind ! Then again turning to the boatmen he 

 folicited them, in new entreaties, to take him 

 off with, or without the cow — forgetting how 

 ufelefs it were to urge the men, when there 

 was nothing to be had in the (hape of a boat. 



Still the little, fat, improvident man 

 curfed and fwore and ftamped and ftormed— % 

 begged, entreated, and implored ; but all to no 

 purpofe. The {tumbling block of impoffibi- 

 lity was in his path : and it might have taught 

 him that engagements are, fometimes, more 

 eafily undertaken, than accompliflied : but it 

 was not among his qualities - - - - to benefit 

 by experience ! 



