dat Oats be de food of de horsé in Englande, but of the peuple in Scotlandé *. Le Diable, fay I to myself, do de English horfé and de Scottishmans meet and drinké togeder in dis country! Begar I will go fee dis Mervielle. Vell, I go to de Caberet at de hour, and fee ver few Scottishmans, and ver many Englishmans, but not one Horsé nor one Maré. I vait a long time, and at last I say to fome, dat I tought were Englishmans, by deir broad facé and deir great belly Vat Jentlemens be all your Horfé fické or take phyfické, dat you come here in deir place, and be de representative of de Horse? But dey tinké I do affronté dem, and dey d-n my eyes, and kické me, and cuffé me, and bruisé me so, dat I be took up for deadé, and do keep my bedé ever fincé. But, Monfieur my Apoticaire tella me, dat dis Docteur J-n, be himself, ten timé one greater flavé to his Matré, and ten timé one greater Traitré to his country dan de Lieutenant of de fhip of Var vit *OATS. A grain which in England, is generally given to horfes, but in Scotland fupports the people. Ib. one poor one eye, one armé, and one legé; vor dat he ave got one penfion of Tree Hundred Livre fterling a year, vor de writing of de nonsense and de grand stuffé; vereas de Lieutenant dat lofé one half of himselfé, in de service of his country, ave got but Tirty. Derefore, Monfieur, mon Cher Ami, I beseecha you to filé one billé in Chancery against dis faid Docteur S-1 J-n, vor dat He, vit his vilain Dictionaire, vilfully and vit malice propense, ave cheaté, deceivé, and abufé me fo, dat I ave got my headé and sordé broké, my teet knocké down my troaté, and myself so kické, cuffé, and bruise, dat I keep my bedé, and ave lofé all my time and bus❜neffé; and dat you will oblige him, the faid Docteur S-1 Jn, to maké compenfation fufficient to me vor all my domage, out of de pay give to himé, as hireling of de ftate vor treason to his country, and to demandé my pardon in the publique papier, and likevife to make de neceffaire changé in his Dictionaire. I ave de Honeur to be, Vit all Refpect poffible, Monfieur, Your very humble Serviteur, Lately publifbed, by JAMES WILLIAMS, Bookfeller, in Skinner-Row, Price 4s. 4d. bound. THE Farrier's and Horfeman's COMPLETE DICTIONARY. CONTAINING, The ART of FARRIERY in all its Branches, with whatever relates to the Menage, and to the Knowledge, Breeding, Feeding, and Dieting of Horfes By THOMAS WALLIS, Surgeon. THE THIRD EDITION. Just Published, Price 3s. 3d. bound. All WORDS of general Ufe, and authorized by the best WRITERS. AS ALSO Diftinguishing the feveral Parts of SPEECH, with the Gender of Nouns in the French Language. TO WHICH ARE ADDED, The ACCENTS of the English WORDS for the Ufe of Foreigners, and an ALPHABETICAL LIST of the most common Chriftian Names, with their ufual ABBREVIATIONS. Carefully compiled from the most approved DICTIONA RIES, French and English, particularly from that of the ROYAL ACADEMY at Paris, and JOHNSON'S DICTIONARY. BY THOMAS NUGENT, LL. D.. A new EDITION, corrected and greatly improved BY JOHN ASTRUC |