Hamilton, Elizabeth MEMOIRS OF MODERN PHILOSOPHERS. IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. I. "Ridiculum acri Fortius et melius magnas plerumque fecat res." HOR. « Ridicule shall frequently prevail, FRANCISY DUBLIN: PRINTED BY BRETT SMITH, FOR WOGAN, Burnett, GILBERT AND Hodges, brown, RICE, PORTER, DORNIN, FOLINGSBY, AND FITZPATRICK. 1800. Regis 4-3 45 51675 201 eddede "THE HE pudding is very good," replied Mr. Mapple," and does great honour to my coufin Biddy, who, I dare fay, is the maker." I have often told you,' cried the young lady in a resentful accent, that my name is not Biddy. Will you never learn to call me Bridgetina?" "Well, well, Biddy, or Biddytiny, or what you please," rejoined the old gentleman; "though, in my opinion, the world went as well when people were contented with the names that were given them by their godfathers and godmothers in their baptifm. Bridget is a good chriftian name, and I pray the Lord make you as good a woman as your aunt Bridget, from whom you had it. She too was an excellent hand at making a plum-pudding. ' A pudding!' repeated Bridgetina, reddening with anger, I do affure you, fir, you are very much mistaken, if you think that I employ my time in fuch a manner.' |