pire to its prefent pitch of greatnefs. The Moors fought (as the Chronicle tell us) to take them prifoners, and would not flay them, thereby evidencing a great fenfe of honour and courage in themfelves, who could thus refpect it in an enemy.

The Duke of Lancafler, in one of thefe Combats, had two of his knights flain, and was wounded himself by an arrow in the face, which honour. able fcar he carried with him to the grave. He was the Champion of the English caufe in France, and learned the art of war under the invincible banners of his Coufin Edward the black prince: for his fuperior virtues he was ftiled the good duke, and his glorious career was shortened by the plague in London, in 1361, five years before the birth of Henry IV. fon of his daughter Blanch, and John.

of Gaunt.

FRAN

ANECDOTE.

'RANCESCO FRANCIA of Bologna, ftruck with the fame of Raphael, conceived a violent defire of seeing fome of the works of that celebrated artist. His great age prevented him from undertaking a journey to Rome, he refolved therefore, to write to Raphael, and to inform him how great an esteem he entertained for his talents, after

the

the character which had been given of him. Reciprocal marks of friendship passed between these artists, and they carried on a regular correfpondence by letter. Raphael having about that time finished his famous painting of St. Cecilia, for the church of Bologna, fent it to his friend, begging him to put it in its proper place, and to correct whatever faults he might find in it. The artift of Bologna, tranfported with joy at feeing the work of Raphael, began to confider it with attention; when perceiving the great inferiority of his own talents to those of Raphael, melancholy took poffeffion of his heart." He fell into a deep defpondency, and died of grief, because he found that he had attained only to mediocrity in his art after all his labour."

TH

GALLANTRY.

HOUSANDS of women of the beft hearts and finest parts have been ruined by men who approach them under the fpecious name of friendship. But fuppofing a man to have the most undoubted honour, yet his friendship to woman is often so near a-kin to love, that if fhe be very agreeable in her perfon, fhe will probably very. foon

foon find a lover, where fhe wished only to meet a friend. Yet women should be warned against that weakness fo common among the vain, the imagination that every man who takes particular notice of them is a lover. Nothing can expofe them more to ridicule, than taking up a man on the fufpicion of being their lover, when perhaps he never once thought of them in that view, and giving themselves thofe airs fo common to filly women on fuch occafions.

For there is a kind of unmeaning gallantry much practifed by fome men, which, by those who have any discernment, will readily be found harmless. The little obfervances, attentions, and compliments of fuch men, fhould be regarded as things of courfe, which they repeat to every agreeable woman of their acquaintance. There is a familiarity they are apt to affume, which a proper dignity of behaviour will be easily able to check.

But there are people whofe fentiments, and particularly whofe tafte, correfpond naturally, that like to affociate together, although neither of them have the moft diftant view of any further connection. But this fimilarity of minds often gives rife to tenderness fuperior to what friendship demands; it will be prudent, in this cafe, to keep a watch

ful

ful eye over ourfelves, left our hearts become too far engaged before we are aware of that fomething more than friendly partiality, and experience the unfufpected power of a too interefted attachment.

AN EPITAPH

1 TO THE MEMORY OF

LUCY LYTTLETON.

MADE to engage all hearts, and charm all

eyes;

Tho' meek, magnanimous; tho' witty, wife;
Polite, as all her life in courts had been:
Yet good, as fhe the world had never feen;
The noble fire of an exalted mind,
With gentle female tenderness combin'd.
Her speech was the melodious voice of love;
Her fong the warbling of the vernal grove;
Her eloquence was fweeter than her fong,
Soft as her heart, and as her reafon ftrong;
Her form each beauty of her mind exprefs'd;
Her mind was virtue by the graces dress'd.

ANECDOTE

F

Q

ANECDOTE

OF

Dr. COLE.

UEEN MARY, having dealt feverely with

the Proteftants in England, about the latter end of her reign, figned a commiffion to take the fame courfe with them in Ireland; and to execute the fame with greater force, fhe nominated Dr. Cole one of the commiffioners. This Doctor coming with the commiffion to Chefter, on his journey, the Mayor of that city, hearing that her Majefty was fending a commiffion into Ireland, he being a churchman, waited on the Doctor; who, in difcourfe with the Mayor, took out of a cloak-bag a leather box, faying to him, "Here is a commiffion that shall lash the heretics of Ireland: "(calling the Proteftants by that title.) The good woman of the house, being well affected to the Proteftant religion, and alfo having a brother named John Edmonds, of the fame faith, then a citizen in Dublin, was much troubled at the Doctor's words; therefore watched a convenient time when the Mayor took his leave, and the Dr. complimenting him down ftairs, fhe opened the box, took the commiffion out, and placed in lieu thereof a fheet of paper with a pack of cards wrapped up therein, the