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Refemblance of the Dutch language to the English,
with fome matters as neceffary to travellers as
their daily bread, and yet very little attended to,
except by dictionary-makers-The Author's Em-
barraffments, and ludicrous mode of relieving
them-A pantomimical breakfast, dinner, and
fupper-Ingenious device of a gentleman in a
fimilar dilemna-Omiffions of lofty-minded tra-
vellers, and the lowlinefs of the Gleaner, who
promifes to lay down a plan, by which his friends
and readers may eat and drink, without being
reduced, as he was, to dumb-fhew difficulties.
This is a very good-natured and well-intentioned
letter, and picks up "the refufe of thofe harvest-
"fields," which fublime travellers have gone over

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The Author takes his friend and reader into a
wood-walk, where he luxuriates in defeription,
of which, as it is impoffible to give any fum-
mary account, he begs leave to recommend the
whole, and has only to with his recommendation
may be taken.
In point of variety, it cannot
well fail, as the faid defeription includes obfer-
vations on the fea-the fore-a nightingale-a
cuckoo, and numberless other fine objects-alfo,

foliloquy-a panegyric-a fatire—and a bif-
tory of the Author's imputed infanity-together
with a poffeript almost as long as the letter,
giving a farther proof of the Author's imputed

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diflraction-

provements, and industry-parallel betwixt Hol-

·land and the ancient Republics of Greece and Rome.

The Author's obfervations on, and adventures at, the

Hague fair-one of his foliloquies among the empty

booths-moonlight remarks-ftrolling musicians-

Punch-His panegyric on the House of Orange-

Indecency and general clumsiness of Dutch toys-

Perfonal indelicacy, a continental defect-In this

letter the Prince, Princefs, and family of Orange,

-with their Courtiers, make the grand tour of the
fair, and regale the populace by eating in public-
with the farce of the Courtiers' fetching and carry-
ing-An' effey on Great Folks and Little Folks-
The dignity of Literature, and shameful flavery of
• Authors The notions of Equality Stated-A pro-
pofal for Great Folks to attempt exciting the ad-
miration of little Folks, rather by not eating at
all than by eating, which fhould be confidered as
an operation only adapted to the vulgar-Character
of the Princefs of Orange-Review of the Dutch
Militia-Proceffion of the Stadtholder's Family
and fuite--The forces of Holland.

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P. 174.

The Hague-its Wood held facred by the natives,
and by foreigners-When devoted by the States,

ranfomed

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