England (except those who have the honor to approach his perfon) were his enemies and in arms against him; than which, nothing is lefs true.

A rebellious fong from a drunken peasant is the delight of a Whig ; and he that informs shall find his reward.

SHOULD the waves of Jacobitifm be entirely hushed, and no little murmuring remain upon the fhore, the eyes of all England would be turned on the ministry; the people would foon be convinced how neceffary it is to change the adminiftration, and the -- himself cured of the groundless fear of losing his by the contrivances of Jacobites (of which there is no danger) perceive, that his juft prerogative and authority were fecretly undermining by the Whigs; and thus, the Tories might again find favour in his eyes, the only perfons whofe principles at present can fuftain alike the king's just power, and the peoples lawful rights.

HENCE you fee a little treafon is acceptable to the miniftry of England; it is the buttress of their caufe, it keeps them from falling into contempt

tempt and ruin, and therefore all intelligence of that nature is moft acceptably received.

THE public news-papers, favoured by the ads miniftration, teem with fongs and healths filledwith treason, reported to be fung and drank in the diftant cities of England, whilft affidavits to the contrary are coming daily from the fame places; thus, the Whigs are labouring by all poffible means to keep Jacobitifm alive, and the Tories to exftinguish it; for certain it is, that no future king, who entertains no terror from Jacobites, will continue the adminiftration in the hands of Whigs, who has the leaft penetration into the confequences of what has, and always muft follow the principles on which they proceed; if he fhould, he may as well change places with the waxen figure of king William in Westminster abbey, and be gazed at by boys for halfpence, and that figure removed St. James's to reign, and be drawn to the in the old ftate-coach four or five times a year for an airing, to prevent both machines from growing mouldy.

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THEY

THEY tell me too, that the difgrace of the clergy is another object which the great have in view; and that this is most effectually obtained by filling it with ignominious members. I am,

Your most obedient fervant.

LET

LETTER XL.

To the Reverend Father VINCENZO

SPINELLO at Rome.

Dear Sir,

OTHING is fo frequently met with

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as discontent, in the manners and expreffions of the English people, and nothing fo uncommon as that difpofition amongst the French ; a Briton growls at his fituation in life all day long, and a Frenchman appears pleased with his ; and yet, the former extols the mode of his government beyond all others in Europe, and affirms, that England is the only land of liberty and happiness: this, as paradoxical as it seems to be, is not owing (as the inhabitants imagine) to the easterly winds, fogs or rains, which are in this island more frequent than in fome other parts of the world.

THE mind takes little tincture from winds or weather; whatever difpofitions prevail, the caufes

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causes are to be found in the mind alone, and

in mental nature.

If we examine the waywardness of an Englishman, the little inclination he has to follow any opinion but his own, whether conceived to be right, or preferred becaufe he would have it fo; we fhall find fomething of that kind in him not to be found in a Frenchman.

THE fame caufe is the fource of discontent as well as waywardness, and takes its rife from the nature of the English government, as it is at prefent conducted, not as originally constituted.

A CHILD born to a great eftate, the only fon of a great family, never feels the least curb to his inclinations; he is indulged in every thing reasonable and unreasonable, and this naturally brings difcontent on the mind, a wayward difpofition that having been foothed by the poffeffion of every folly, at laft, has nothing to defire and poffefs which has not been already grant ed: it becomes by that means the most peevish, difquiet, and displeased creature upon earth, eter- . nally diffipated and perplexed.

HUMAN