Virginia illustrated : containing a visit to the Virginian Canaan, and the adventures of Porte Crayon and his cousins . ts : The poets eye in a fine frenzy rolling. Doth glance from heaven to earth, from earth to heaven, And as imagination bodies forth The forms of things unknown, the poets pen Turns them to shapes, and gives to airy nothing A local habitation and a name. Upon my word, said Dora, one would think that Shak-speare had seen Cousin Porte Avriting verses. Well, well, said our hero, shrugging his shoulders with anair of resignation, when one has condescended to a business onlyfit fo
Virginia illustrated : containing a visit to the Virginian Canaan, and the adventures of Porte Crayon and his cousins . ts : The poets eye in a fine frenzy rolling. Doth glance from heaven to earth, from earth to heaven, And as imagination bodies forth The forms of things unknown, the poets pen Turns them to shapes, and gives to airy nothing A local habitation and a name. Upon my word, said Dora, one would think that Shak-speare had seen Cousin Porte Avriting verses. Well, well, said our hero, shrugging his shoulders with anair of resignation, when one has condescended to a business onlyfit for scribblins: women— THE IMPKOMPTU. 211 Scribbling women! repeated Fanny; why, brother, youought to be ashamed to talk so, when you have been at least amonth writing this impromptu. Truly, Miss, how came you to know what I have been study-ing for a month past ? Is my skull so transparent, or have youmore shrewdness than I have been accustomed to allow your sex f Indeed, Porte, it required no great shrewdness to make thediscovery, for about three weeks ago I found this bit of paper inthe bottom of the carriage. r. Clm/.^
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