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LOR BONS-MOTS; ‘APOPHTHEGMS, OBSERVATIONS ON LIFE AND: LITERA- 
2izJEURES WITH. EXTRACTS ‘FROM ORIGINAL. ea OF: THE: LATE 
4s HORACE wee ae EARL OF ORFORD. iobanen 
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wy * This pera is. cbse ntti by Litenad ry Gentleman, for many “years in habits” oF i intimacy 
y drawn up from a céllection of Bons-Mots, &c.in bis owr 
band-writing 5 partly frou casa written down after long Converfations with bim, ia whick 
be. would, fram four @ Clash in the Afternoon, till two in the ” Morning, difplay thofe. ere § of 
Anecdote, with which. bis Rank, Wit, and Opportunities, had replen ifhed bis Srey 3 Oe 

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ON. Giiys the poet, has often obferved to me, that, if any man were to form a book of 
+ what he had fech“and-heard himfelf, it muit, in whatever-hands, prove a tof ufefulana 
‘eatertaining one. 
< 
Walpole. 
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XXVIII. A CONVERT. 
Methodift in America, bragging 
how well He had inftruéted fome In- 
dias in'religion, called up one of them, 
and, after fome queftions, afked him if he 
had: not found great comfort laft Sunday, 
after receiving the facrament. ‘* “Aye, 
‘mafter,”” replied the favdge, “*' but I 
wwifhed it had been brandy.”” 
_ XXVUI. AN IGNORANT COMMUNI- 
CN 
poe ignorant foldier “1 Quebec, cbferv- 
ing fome of his comrades ftay behind him 
at ~ church, atked them, on their coming 
out, what was the reafon ? They told him 
jeeringly, that the parfon had treated them 
with fome wine. ‘* No ether liquor ?”” 
fays the fellow. Seeing he iwallowed the 
bait, they-anfwered, that he might have 
what liguor he Bh Next Sunday he 
fayed to have his fhare; and when the 
clergyman offered him the wine, he put 
up his hand tohis head, in token of faluta- 
tion, and faid modeftly, «¢ Pleafe : your re- 
yerence, I fhould prefer punch.” 
XXIX. FRENCH BULL. 3 
- Amarried French lady, who had an in- 
trigueé,-infifted on having her lover’s: por- 
trait. “Heremonftrated on her abfurdity, 
and faid it would be proclaiming their 
amour. -€* Oh,” faid fhe, * but-to pre- 
venta difeovery, it fhail not be eae 
like you.” 
“XXX. COURT POLITESSE. 
When Lord Townfend was fecretary of 
Rate. to George the Firtt, fome' city dames 
came to vilit his lady; eth whom fhe. was 
little acquainted. “Meaning to be mighty 
civil, and. return shes vilits, the aren one 
of them where fhe lived? ."The other re- 
plied, near: ‘Aldermanbury. ce Oh, a 
cfied Lady Townfend, <<] hope the pe 
derman is well,” 
and bluthed up to the eyes. 
after much hefitation, whifpered, 
XXXI. HOB AND NOB. 
Some words are lecally perverted to bad 
fenfes. Hob and Nob muit be ofthe number. 
Lord * * * being in the country, and 
wifhing to fhew great regard to a ruftic 
gentleman of fome influence, he was» in- 
vited to dine, along with a numerous and 
elegant company, and placed at my lady’s 
right hand. The lady, in) the midft of 
dinner, called for a glafs of wine to drink 
with her new gueft, and holding it towards 
him, as then the fafhion, faid, * Hob and 
nob, Mr. * * *.”. Thegentlemanftared, 
She thinking 
it was mere timidity, repeated the words, 
and the gentleman looking if poffiblemore 
confufed, fhe coloured herfelf 3 when he, 
«© Ma- 
dam, excufe me, but ft never hob and sag 
except with.my wife.” 
XXXII. DUCHESS OF BOLTON. — 
The duchefs dowager of Bolton, who 
was natural daughter to the duke of Mon- 
mouth, ufed to divers George the Firft, 
by affedting to make blunders. hice 
when fhe had been at the play of «© Lowe's 
Laft Shift,” the called it, La dernicre 
Chemife de T Amour, Another ‘time the 
pretended to come to court in @ “preat 
fright, and the king afking the’caufe, fhe 
oa fhe had been at Mr. Whifton’s, who 
told her the world would be burnt in. three 
years ;.and for her part fhe was determin- 
ed.to go to China, , 
XXXII. THE KING OF BULLS». 
I will give you what I call the king of 
bulls....An Irith. baronet, walking out 
with agentleman,who told methe ftory was 
met by his nurfe,, who requefted charity. 
The baronet exclaimed vehemently, ‘¢ I 
will give, you nothing. You played ae 
‘a Yeanrdalous trick.m my=1 in ancy. mie 
atked 
him 
what 
gid woman, in amazement, 
