. Thackerayana;. that great mart of young divines, Cambridge, where the advertisermight expect numbers to flock to the person he employed. It ispleasant, too, to observe the at the end of the advertise-ment ; it carries with it an air of significance enough to intimidatea young divine who might possibly have been so bold as to haveput himself on an equal footing with this negotiator, if he had notknown that he was only to be spoken with at stated hours. No. 176. The World.—May 13, 1756. Going to visit an old friend at his country seat last week, Ifound him at backgammon with the vicar of
. Thackerayana;. that great mart of young divines, Cambridge, where the advertisermight expect numbers to flock to the person he employed. It ispleasant, too, to observe the at the end of the advertise-ment ; it carries with it an air of significance enough to intimidatea young divine who might possibly have been so bold as to haveput himself on an equal footing with this negotiator, if he had notknown that he was only to be spoken with at stated hours. No. 176. The World.—May 13, 1756. Going to visit an old friend at his country seat last week, Ifound him at backgammon with the vicar of the parish. Myfriend received me with the heartiest welcome, and introduced the. doctor to my acquaintance. This gentleman, who seemed to beabout fifty, and of a florid and healthy constitution, surveyed me THE WORLD: 351 all over with great attention, and after a slight nod of the head,sat himself down without opening his mouth. I was a little hurtat the supercilious behaviour of this divine, which my friendobserving, told me very pleasantly that I was rather too old to beentitled to the doctors complaisance, for he seldom bestowedit but upon the young and vigorous; but, says he, you willknow him better soon, and may probably think it worth yourwhile to book him in the World, for you will find him altogetheras odd a character as he is a worthy one. The doctor made noreply to this raillery, but continued some time with his eye fixedupon me, and at last shaking his head, and turning to my friend,asked if he would play out the other hit. My friend excusedhimself from engaging any more that evening, and ordered abottle of wine, with pipes and tobacco, to be set on th
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