any living subjects
yet left for his merrier muse to dwell upon? Come, old fellow, shake off
this lethargy of the mind, this vision of past miseries, and prepare for
present merriments.

'The streets begin to fill, the motley throng
To see and to be seen, now trip along;
Some lounge in the bazaars, while others meet
To take a turn or two in Milsom-street;
Some eight or ten round Mirvan's shop remain,
To stare at those who gladly stare again.'

In short, my dear fellow, we are all waiting your company to join the
swells in Milsom-street; where, I have no doubt, you will find many a
star of fashion, whose eccentricities you will think justly entitles him
to a niche in your gallery of living characters.

'Lords of the creation, who, half awake,
Adorn themselves their daily lounge to take;
Each lordly man his taper waist displays,
Combs his sweet locks, and laces on his stays,
Ties on his starch'd cravat with nicest care,
And then steps forth to petrify the fair.'

Such, for instance, is that roue yonder, the very prince of Bath fops,
Handsome Jack, whose vanity induces him to assert that his eyebrows are
worth one hundred per annum to any young fellow in pursuit of a fortune:
it should, however, be admitted, that his gentlemanly manners and great
good-nature more than compensate for any little detractions on the score
of self-conceit. What the son is, the father was in earlier life; and
the old beau is not a little gratified to observe the estimation in
which his son is held by the fair sex, on account of his attractive
person and still more prepossessing manners.

"You have heard of Peagreen Hayne's exploits at Burdrop Park; and here
comes the proprietor of the ~327~~place, honest Tom Calley, as jovial a
true-hearted English gentleman as ever followed a pack of foxhounds, or
gloried in preserving and promoting the old English hospitalities of the
table: circumstances, the result of some hard runs and long odds, have a
little impaired the family exchequer; however the good wishes of all who
know him attend him in adversity. But the clouds which have for a time
obstructed his sunshine of mirth are fast wearing away, and when he
shall return to the enjoyment of his patrimonial acres, he will be sure
to meet a joyous welcome from all surrounding him, accompanied with the
heartfelt congratulations of t