. London characters, or, Anecdotes, fashions, and customs, of the present century. to the theatre; sometimes loungesaway an hour at the Opera j takes oftenan expensive supper at Cousin Tom*Sjand concludes, before he reaches home,with a peep at the Finish! ! ! Alas ! such useless beings as the Mar-quis of Waltham, a perverter of his ownfine talents and understanding, are most,of the youths of the present day; butthere are still some gc^od, some highlyexalted, worthies in existence; howeverdepraved the manners of the age, theystand unshaken : to such we have endea-voured to pay a just tribute of
. London characters, or, Anecdotes, fashions, and customs, of the present century. to the theatre; sometimes loungesaway an hour at the Opera j takes oftenan expensive supper at Cousin Tom*Sjand concludes, before he reaches home,with a peep at the Finish! ! ! Alas ! such useless beings as the Mar-quis of Waltham, a perverter of his ownfine talents and understanding, are most,of the youths of the present day; butthere are still some gc^od, some highlyexalted, worthies in existence; howeverdepraved the manners of the age, theystand unshaken : to such we have endea-voured to pay a just tribute of praise;and the pleasure we felt in delinc^ating DUKE or pyrmonts family. 317 Conclusion. the heavenly^ though rare, features ofVirtue, makes full amends for the painfultask we had to perform in lashing severelythe votaries of Vic^* m ? ^3 THE TRIAL 1 ATIMA CLARKIS. A FRAGMENT OF AN ORIENTAL TALE, fOUNl) AMONG THE PAPERS Of .SIR. BARN A BY SKETCHWELL. Translated from the Original, when at Smyrna,aiul arcoraniodated to the present Times, by him-sdf, a frwOavs before his 1. llie Jifti . i. Ftitiniii fnnnituj up n new fuH . 3. TailorLsk-n. f. (.jpt! .). Ciipiil the JrbitTottn ot promotion,!. Vui/ ? fJ/je .in. THE TRIAL OF FATIMA CLARKIS, * Notumque farens quid fffimina possit.* VlKn.** Hell has no Fury like a Woman scon/d.* LT is written ou the sacred leaves of theKoran, chap. vii. v. 10. that a certaindiescription of ladies * shall not be admit- * Indeed, the Turkish commentators, who are iiotmuch to be commended for their politeness toward-the ladies, are of opinion/tliat the whole b^ the iai*sex is included in this tremendous anathema ; so ?even, more to be admired for the lengt:their whiskers, .thaiiiifhfiir^obH isen^, uiiH-haV^ * ,in spite of all, that women, though mistreise^r -^ iour hearts, have no souls of their own. p 5 S23 LONDON CHARACTERS. The Complaint of the Favourite. ted to the glories and everlasting ciijoj-inents of the Prophets
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