The Rest Enriches Themselves, And
Enables Them To Bribe High For The Protection Of The Great, Which
Is The Only
Support they have against the remonstrances of the
states and parliaments, and the suggestions of common sense;
which will ever
Demonstrate this to be, of all others, the most
pernicious method of supplying the necessities of government.
Mons. L - y seasoned the severity of his political apothegms with
intermediate sallies of mirth and gallantry. He ogled the
venerable gentlewoman his commere, who sat by him. He looked,
sighed, and languished, sung tender songs, and kissed the old
lady's hand with all the ardour of a youthful admirer. I
unfortunately congratulated him on having such a pretty young
gentleman to his son. He answered, sighing, that the boy had
talents, but did not put them to a proper use - "Long before I
attained his age (said he) I had finished my rhetoric." Captain
B - , who had eaten himself black in the face, and, with the
napkin under his chin, was no bad representation of Sancho Panza
in the suds, with the dishclout about his neck, when the duke's
scullions insisted upon shaving him; this sea-wit, turning to the
boy, with a waggish leer, "I suppose (said he) you don't
understand the figure of amplification so well as Monsieur your
father." At that instant, one of the nieces, who knew her uncle
to be very ticklish, touched him under the short ribs, on which
the little man attempted to spring up, but lost the centre of
gravity.
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