2S6 C H A l» T E R 49, 
The liberality of Trew, by which Ehret 
put4ooo florins into his pocket, infpired him 
with confidence in his own abilities, and fuch 
a fliare of ambition as inclined him to quit 
his home, and feek at once to raife his for- 
tune, and to gratify the delire he had to fee 
the world. It appears that he was too much 
elated with his fuccefs; and, as theefFed: of 
feme fhare of vanity, and a want of ceco- 
nomy not unufual in young men, he foon 
diffipated this fum, and, in queft of adven- 
tures, went to Bafil^ with the laft, and thofe 
only a few, of his florins in his pocket. 
Here, fhutting himfelf up, he, with great 
diligence, and Angular exertion, fl:imulated 
now by preffing neceflity, foon exhibited 
numerous fpecimens of his art; and, though 
he had learned to fet a higher value upon 
them, found a demand beyond his induf- 
try to fupply. Having thus recruited his 
finances, he journeyed into France^ and re- 
dded fome time at Mont pe Her, where he 
taught his art to a lady of fortune, who re- 
warded him generoufly, and, on his wifli to 
remove, paid his expences to Lyons and Pa-^ 
ris. At the latter city he became known to 
JussiEU, and was for fome tipie employed 
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