h are too numerous.

IN general, I think Paris has the advantage of London, in the neat
pavement of the streets, and the regular lighting of them at nights,
in the proportion of the streets, the houses being all built of
stone, and most of those belonging to people of quality being
beautified by gardens. But we certainly may boast of a town very
near twice as large; and when I have said that, I know nothing else
we surpass it in. I shall not continue here long; if you have any
thing to command me during my short stay, write soon, and I shall
take pleasure in obeying you. I am, &c. &c.

LET. LI.

TO THE ABBOT ----.

_Dover, Oct_. 31. O. S. 1718.

I AM willing to take your word for it, that I shall really oblige
you, by letting you know, as soon as possible, my safe passage over
the water. I arrived this morning at Dover, after being tossed a
whole night in the packet-boat, in so violent a manner, that the
master, considering the weakness of his vessel, thought it proper to
remove the mail, and give us notice of the danger. We called a
little fishing boat, which could hardly make up to us; while all the
people on board us were crying to Heaven. 'Tis hard to imagine one's
self in a scene of greater horror than on such an occasion: and yet,
shall I own it to you? though I was not at all willingly to be
drowned, I could not forbear being entertained at the double distress
of a fellow-passenger. She was an English lady that I had met at
Calais, who desired me to let her go over with me in my cabin. She
had bought a fine point-head, which she was contriving to conceal
from the custom-house officers. When the wind grew high, and our
little vessel cracked, she fell very heartily to her prayers, and
thought wholly of her soul. When it seemed to abate, she returned to
the worldly care of her head-dress, and addressed herself to
me--_"Dear madam, will you take care of this point? if it should be
"lost!--Ah, Lord, we shall all be lost!--Lord have mercy on my
"soul!--Pray, madam, take care of this head-dress."_ This easy
transition from her soul to her head-dress, and the alternate agonies
that both gave her, made it hard to determine which she thought of
greatest value. But, however, the scene was not so diverting, but I
was glad to get rid of it, and be thrown into the little boat, though
with some hazard of breaking my neck. It brought me safe hither; and
I cannot help looking with part