" which he hopes will be a Warning to all the rest of the Women Gazers, as ' well as to poor Anthony Gape.

Mr. SPECTATOR,'

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Defire to know, in your next, if the merry Game of the Parfon has loft bis Cloak, is not mightily in vogue ' amongst the fine Ladies this Christmas; because I see they wear Hoods of all 'Colours, which I fuppofe is for that purpose: If it is, and you think it proper, I will carry fome of those Hoods with me to our Ladies in Yorkhire, because they enjoined me to bring them fomething from London that was very new. If you can tell any thing in which I can obey their Commands more agreeably, be pleafed to inform me, and you will extremely ⚫ oblige

Your bumble Servant.

Mr. SPECTATOR, Oxford, Dec. 29. Sa INCE you appear inclined to be a Friend to the diftreffed, I beg you would affift me in an Affair under which I have fuffered very much. The * reigning Toaft of this Place is PateLS

• tia;

tia; I have pursued her with the ut'moft diligence this Twelve-month, C and find nothing ftands in my way but one who flatters her more than I can. Pride is her favourite Paffion; 'therefore if you would be fo far my

Friend as to make a favourable Men⚫tion of me in one of your Papers, I believe I fhould not fail in my Ad'dreffes. The Scholars ftand in Rows, as they did to be fure in your Time, at her Pew-door; and the has all the 'Devotion paid to her by a Crowd of "Youths who are unacquainted with the Sex, and have Inexperience added C to their Paffion: However, if it fuc'ceeds according to my Vows, you 'will make me the happiest Man in the World, and the moft obliged a<mongst all

Mr. SPECTATOR,

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Your humble Servants.

Came to my Mistress's Toilet this Morning, for I am admitted when her Face is ftark naked: She frowned, and cryed Pifh when I faid a thing that I ftole; and I will be judged by "you whether it was not very pretty. Madam, faid I, you fhall forbear that

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part of your Drefs; it may be well in others, but you cannot place a Patch where it does not hide a Beauty.

N® 269.

Tuesday, January 8.

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Simplicitas

Evo rariffima noftro

Ov.

Was this Morning furprized with a great knocking at the Door, when my Landlady's Daughter came up to me, and told me, that there was a Man below defired to speak with me. Upon my asking her who it was, fhe told me it was a very grave elderly Perfon, but that fhe did not know his Name. I immediately went down to him, and found him to be the Coachman of my worthy Friend Sir ROGER DE COVERLEY. He told me that his Mafter came to Town laft Night, and would be glad to take a Turn with me in Grays-Inn Walks. As I was wondring in my felf what had brought

brought Sir ROGER to Town, not having lately received any Letter from him, he told me that his Master was come up to get a Sight of Prince Eugene, and that he defired I would immediately meet him.

I was not a little pleased with the Curiofity of the old Knight, though I did not much wonder at it, having heard him fay more than once in private Difcourse, that he looked upon Prince Eugenio (for fo the Knight always calls him) to be a greater Man than Scanderbeg.

I was no fooner come into GraysInn Walks, but I heard my Friend upon the Terrace hemming twice or thrice to himself with great Vigour, for he loves to clear his Pipes in good Air (to make use of his own Phrafe) and is not? a little pleased with any one who takes notice of the Strength which he still exerts in his Morning Hemms.

I was touched with a fecret Joy at the fight of the good old Man, who before he faw me was engaged in Converfation with a Beggar Man that had asked an Alms of him. I could hear my Friend chide him for not finding out fome Work; but at the fame time faw

faw him put his Hand in his Pocket and give him Six-pence.

OUR Salutations were very hearty on both fides, confifting of many kind Shakes of the Hand, and feveral affectionate Looks which we caft upon one another. After which the Knight told me my good Friend his Chaplain was very well, and much at my Service, and that the Sunday before he had made a moft incomparable Sermon out of Doctor Barrow. I have left, fays he, all my Affairs in his Hands, and being willing to lay an Obligation upon him, have depofited with him thirty Marks, to be diftributed among his poor Parishi

oners.

HE then proceeded to acquaint_me with the Welfare of Will Wimble. Upon which he put his Hand into his Fob, and presented me in his Name with a Tobacco Stopper, telling me that Will had been bufie all the Beginning of the Winter in turning great quantities of them; and that he made a Present of one to every Gentleman in the Country who has good Principles, and fmokes. He added, that poor Will was at prefent under great Tribulation, for that Tom Touchy had taken the Law of him for

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