. The travels and surprising adventures of Baron Munchausen; . rdening, by a description ofwhich he has gained such high reputation—I say,gentlemen, in a discourse which I had with thisgentleman, he seemed much distressed for a contri-vance to light the lamps at the new buildings, Som-erset House; the common mode with ladders, he BAKON MUNCHAUSEN. 123 observed, was both dirty and inconvenient. Mynative of the Cheese Island popped into my head ;he was only nine feet high when I first broughthim from liis own country, but was now increasedto ten and a half: I introduced him to Sir William,and he
. The travels and surprising adventures of Baron Munchausen; . rdening, by a description ofwhich he has gained such high reputation—I say,gentlemen, in a discourse which I had with thisgentleman, he seemed much distressed for a contri-vance to light the lamps at the new buildings, Som-erset House; the common mode with ladders, he BAKON MUNCHAUSEN. 123 observed, was both dirty and inconvenient. Mynative of the Cheese Island popped into my head ;he was only nine feet high when I first broughthim from liis own country, but was now increasedto ten and a half: I introduced him to Sir William,and he is appointed to that honorable office. lie isalso to carry, under a large cloak, a utensil in eachcoat pocket, instead of those four which Sir Williamhas very properly fixed for private purposes in soconspicuous a situation, the great quadrangle. He has also obtained from Mr. Pitt, the situationof messenger to his Majestys lords of the bedcham-ber, whose principal employment will now be, di-vulging the secrets of the Eojal Household to theirworthy 124 OKlGmAL TRAVELS OF ^uvvltnxtwt.
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