. The Repository of arts, literature, commerce, manufactures, fashions and politics. ver thou art; his goodness is un-limited ; he hath bestowed on theea large portion of his spirit, and asto thy calling, if thy soul upbraidthee not, the Lord forbid that Ishould I Thus reconciled, therain having abated, they left theporch together, whilst the deep im-pression this scene, together withthe fascinating address of our he-roine, made on the mind of thepreacher, overcame all his prejudi-ces, and the offer of his arm beingaccepted, the female Iioscius of thecomic English drama, and the me-lancholy di
. The Repository of arts, literature, commerce, manufactures, fashions and politics. ver thou art; his goodness is un-limited ; he hath bestowed on theea large portion of his spirit, and asto thy calling, if thy soul upbraidthee not, the Lord forbid that Ishould I Thus reconciled, therain having abated, they left theporch together, whilst the deep im-pression this scene, together withthe fascinating address of our he-roine, made on the mind of thepreacher, overcame all his prejudi-ces, and the offer of his arm beingaccepted, the female Iioscius of thecomic English drama, and the me-lancholy disciple of John Wesley,proceeded arm in arm, affording inappearance at least rather a whim-sical contrast, till the door of herdwelling put a period to the parting, the preacher again tookher hand. Fare thee well, sister,said he: I know not what the prin-ciples of people of thy calling maybe, for thou art the first I ever con-versed with ; but if their benevolentpractice equals thine, I hope andtrust, at the Great Day, the Lordwill say to each, Thy sins are Jor-given thee. Q a. 9 71 MISCELLANIES. Plate 7. —SENTIMENTAL TRAVELS TO THE SOUTH OF FRANCE. LETTER VIII. Laugh as you please, my friend,I ;nn better and better pleased withmy uniform way of life, which hasnot less variety than novelty forme. The forenoon of this day Ihave spent so agreeably at thepost-house of the village, that Imight challenge the largest townto afford me a more pleasant morn-ing. It is to be sure only a pqsteauxdries—but what does thatsijmi-ly ? I have not such an over-re-fined taste as Louis the Great, andcan at times contemplate a danceof rustics by Teniers with mereinterest than a battle-piece by Le-brun. The bustle occasioned by thecomers and goers, the saddling andunsaddling, the paying and recei-ving, the order and disorder—in aword, the whole grotesque picture,which was every moment renewed,could not fail to make a due im-pression upon my heart, now opento pleasure. Yet I was not a m
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