. Thackerayana;. 39o THACKERA YANA. and sometimes by shooting the bridge, under which he hadencountered mountainous waves and dreadful cataracts. Not less has been his temerity by land, nor fewer his has reeled with giddiness on the top of the Monument; helias crossed the street amidst the rush of coaches ; he has beensurrounded by robbers without number ; he has headed parties atthe play-house; he has scaled the windows of every toast of what-ever condition; he has been hunted for whole winters by hisrivals; he has slept upon bulks; he has cut chairs; he has bilkedcoachmen; he has
. Thackerayana;. 39o THACKERA YANA. and sometimes by shooting the bridge, under which he hadencountered mountainous waves and dreadful cataracts. Not less has been his temerity by land, nor fewer his has reeled with giddiness on the top of the Monument; helias crossed the street amidst the rush of coaches ; he has beensurrounded by robbers without number ; he has headed parties atthe play-house; he has scaled the windows of every toast of what-ever condition; he has been hunted for whole winters by hisrivals; he has slept upon bulks; he has cut chairs; he has bilkedcoachmen; he has rescued his friends from bailiffs, and has. knocked down the constable, has bullied the justice, and performedmany other exploits that have filled the town with wonder andmerriment. 1 But yet greater is the fame of his understanding than hisbravery, for he informs us that he is, in London, the establishedarbitrator on .all points of honour, and the decisive judge of allperformances of genius ; that no musical performer is in reputa-tion till the opinion,of Frolic has ratified his pretensions ; that thetheatres suspend their sentence till he begins to clap or hiss, inwhich all are proud tto concur; that no public entertainment hasfailed or succeeded but because he opposed or favoured it; thatall controversies at .the referred to his determina-tion ; that he adjusts the ceremonial at every assembly, and pre-scribes every pleasure or of dress. With every man whose name occurs in the papers of the dayhe is intimately acquainted, and that there are very few pointseither on the state or army of which he ha
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