I Believe that a Beau, who has Wit, and a Courtier that's affable, are as great Rarities as a Brace of Wood-Cocks at Mid-fummer.

I Believe that Great Britain is the Land of Promife.

I Believe that Dr. Sacheverell will not be Fobb'd off with an Irish Bishoprick.

I Believe that a Westminster Juftice has a good Benefit Ticket.

I Believe that a Day of Judgment will come, when the Secrets of all Hearts will be opened; and then we fhall fee 'Squires who have no Right to their Eftates, Lords who have no Title to their Honour, and Soldiers who Fought more for Interest than Principle.

I Believe the Pretender will not want an Heir, provided the Polish Young Princess be fruitful.

I Believe there is many a Broad - fhouldered Brawny - backed Prieft in Italy; and the Rhemish Bible afferts, we may do Evil that Good may come of it.

I Believe the beft Way to reform the Age, is for the Inferior Clergy to begin a Refor mation of themselves.

1 Believe that the CZAR will be glad to make Peace, when the Squadrons of England and the Allies appear in the Baltick.

1 Believe that the Regulation of the Army was very a-propos.

1 Believe there's as much Honefty in a StockJobber, as Sincerity in a Jew, or Chastity in a Bawd.

1 Believe that Exchange-Alley has ruined more

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Families, than the Groom-Porters or the Royal-Oak-Lottery.

I Believe we have very good Laws, but very

ill executed.

Believe that many a Scoundrel jumps into Preferment, while many a Loyal Poor Gentieman lofes his Aim.

I Believe there is little regard to Merit.
Gold has an attractive Virtue.

I Believe there are more Plays than are Good, more Sermons than are Orthodox, and more Whores than will ever be reclaimed.

I Believe there are four, I may say five Things in this World, which we fhall not be troubled with in the World to come. Saucy Valets, Corrupted Juries, Perjured Clergymen, Cannibal Creditors, and Scoundrel Attorneys.

I Believe that the Word Church, an Innocent
Word in its Nature, has done more Mischief,
than ever I fear it will do Good; for when
Artfully mouth'd by a Priest, it stirs up the
People to Rebellion, and is made a Cloak for
Murder and Treason.

I Believe that the Author of the IndependentWhig is a facetious, witty, fiart Fellow; but hang him, he'll ne'er make Profelytes, because he has such an unfeasonable Knack of fpeaking much Truth.

I Believe there are many, who go to Church with the fame Intention which draws 'em to a Play-Houfe; to fee and be fcen. But fure

he muft needs be endued with the Apathy of a Stoick, who cannot be moved with the Geftures of Harlequin, or the Grimaces of Scaramouch.

Believe there is as much Sanctity in a Black-
Cloak as in a Black-Gown.

I Believe that many a Man has paid through the Nofe for taking up Linnen, and being Benevolent to his Neighbour.

I Believe the Poor Prifoners will greatly rejoice when the Bill for the Relief of Infolvent Debtors has paffed.

I Believe if every one's Faults were wrote in the Forehead, Mafks would be much more in Fashion than Hoop-Petticoats.

I Believe that he who has a good Wife ought to make much of her; for 'tis a Thoufand to One if he e'er gets another.

I Believe that he who Marries, does well; but he who does not Marry, may do better. And if there be no Harmony without a Dissonant, Matrimony muft fure be a pleafant State.

I Believe if there be any fuch Place as Purga tory, it must be in Newgate or the Marfbalfea.

I Believe the Apoftles never took Money for Baptizing thofe who required it, or for Vifiting the Sick; I wish I could fay as much for all our inferior Clergy.

I Believe I fhall never become a Subfcriber to. the Charitable Society in Spring-Garden, even tho' I fhould be worth Fifty Pounds, and all my Debts paid.

I Believe I have very good Reafons for faying · fo.

I Believe that the Westminster Bubble will ne ver catch half as many Gudgeons, as have been book'd by the Bubbles about the Royal Exchange.

I Believe that the Man is unworthy to eat the King's Bread, who reflects on the late Expedition to Vigo.