The Table book; . hout a questionabletrophy. His specimens are an assem-blage so individually charming, that themind is delighted by every part whereon Lheeye rests, and scrupulosity itself cannotmake a single rejection on pretence ofinadequate merit. He comes as a rightfulherald, marshalling the perfections of eachpoetess, and discriminating with so muchdelicacy, that each of his pages is a pageolhonour to a high-born grace, or dignifiedbeauty. His book is an elegant tribute todeparted and living female genius; andwhile it claims respect from every lady inthe land for its gallantry to the fai
The Table book; . hout a questionabletrophy. His specimens are an assem-blage so individually charming, that themind is delighted by every part whereon Lheeye rests, and scrupulosity itself cannotmake a single rejection on pretence ofinadequate merit. He comes as a rightfulherald, marshalling the perfections of eachpoetess, and discriminating with so muchdelicacy, that each of his pages is a pageolhonour to a high-born grace, or dignifiedbeauty. His book is an elegant tribute todeparted and living female genius; andwhile it claims respect from every lady inthe land for its gallantry to the fair, its in-trinsic worth is sure to force it into everywell-appointed library. merks, for a Scottish piind is but twenty pence, andJamie was na such a gowk as to leave Jenny and gangto sea to lessen his gear. It is that line [whisperd he]that tells me that sang was written oy some bonni*lassie that didna ken the value of the Scots moneyquite so well as an auld writer in the town of Ed-*bureh would have kent it. 101. HIRING SERVANTS AT A STATUTE FATE. r,.jS encrraviiiu- may iHnstrate Mr. Faresaccount of the VVarwickbliire statute or* mop,* and the general appearance ofsimilar fairs for hiring servants. Even inLondon, bricklayers, and other house-labourers, still carry their respective im-plements to the places where they standfor hire : for which purpose they assemblein great numbers in Cheapside and at[^harmg-cross, evety morning, at five ornx oclock. It is further worthy of ob-servation, that, in old Rome, there were^(articular spots in which servants appliedfor hire. Dr. Plott, speaking of the Statutes foriring servants, says, that at Bloxham thecarters stood -with their whips in one place,and the shepherds with their crooks inanother; but the maids, as far as lie couldobserve, stood promiscuously. He adds,;hat this custom seems as old as ourfeviour; and refers to Matt. xx. 3, And At p. 171. he went out about the third hour and saw-others standing idle in the market-place. Ill
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