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Tweedledee, gospel according
to, 207.

Tweedledum, great principles
of, 207.

U.

Ulysses, husband of Penelope,
174 borrows money, 239.
(For full particulars of, see
Homer and Dante.)
University, triennial catalogue
of, 178.

V.

Van Buren fails of gaining Mr.
Sawin's confidence, 251-his
son John reproved, ib.
Van, Old, plan to set up, 251.
Venetians, invented something
once, 239.

Vices, cardinal, sacred conclave
of, 168.

Victoria, Queen, her natural
terror, 190.

Virgin, the, letter of, to Magis-
trates of Messina, 217.
Vratz, Captain, a Pomeranian,
singular views of, 154.

W.

Walpole, Horace, classed, 215-

his letters praised, 216.
Waltham Plain, Cornwallis at,
158.

Walton, punctilious in his in-

tercourse with fishes, 167.
War, abstract, horrid, 219-its

hoppers, grist of, what, 232.
Warton, Thomas, a story of,
180.

Washington, charge brought
against, 246.

Washington, city of, climatic
influence of, on coats, 185-
mentioned, 196-grand jury
of, 202.

Washingtons, two hatched at e
time by improved machine,
245.

Water, Taunton, proverbially
weak, 252.

Water-trees, 237.

Webster, some sentiments of,
commended by Mr. Sawin,
249, 250.

Westcott, Mr., his horror, 201.
Whig party, has a large throat,
177-but query as to swal-
lowing spurs, 250.
White-house, 220.
Wife-trees, 237.

Wilbur, Rev. Homer, A. M.,
consulted, 148-his instruc
tions to his flock, 158-a prop-
osition of his for Protestant
bomb-shells, 167-his elbow
nudged, 168-his notions of
satire, 169-some opinions of
his quoted with apparent ap-
proval by Mr. Biglow, 172-
geographical speculations of,
173-a justice of the peace,
ib.-a letter of, 174-a Latin
pun of, 175-runs against a
post without injury, 176--
does not seek notoriety (what-
ever some malignants may
affirm), 177-fits youths for
college, 178-a chaplain dur-
ing late war with England,
180-a shrewd observation
of, 182-some curious specu-
lations of, 192-195-his mar-
tello-tower, 193-forgets he
is not in pulpit, 202, 225-227
-extracts from sermon of,
205, 210-interested in John
Smith, 214-his views con-
cerning present state of let-
ters, 214-217-a stratagem of,
221-ventures two hundred
and fourth interpretation of
Beast in Apocalypse, 222-
christens Hon. B. Sawin,
then an infant, 225-an ad-
dition to our sylva proposed
by, 238-curious and instruc

tive adventure of, 239-240-
his account with an unnat-
ural uncle, 241-his uncom-
fortable imagination, 242-
speculations concerning Cin-
cinnatus, 243, 244--confesses
digressive tendency of mind.
257-goes to work on sermon
(not without fear that his
readers will dub him with a
reproachful epithet like that
with which Isaac Allerton, a
Mayflower man, revenges
himself on a delinquent debt-
or of his, calling him in his
will, and thus holding him
up to posterity, as "John
Peterson, THE BORE,") 259.

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THE UNHAPPY LOT OF MR. KNOTT.

1950.

THE UNHAPPY LOT OF MR. KNOTT.

PART I.

SHOWING HOW HE BUILT HIS

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WIFE MOVED INTO IT.

My worthy friend, A. Gordon Knott,
From business snug withdrawn,

Was much contented with a lot
That would contain a Tudor co
'Twixt twelve feet square of garden-plot,
And twelve feet more of lawn.

He had laid business on the shelf
To give his taste expansion,
And, since no man, retired with pelf,
The building mania can shun,
Knott, being middle-aged himself,
Resolved to build (unhappy elf!)
A mediæ val mansion.

He called an architect in counsel;
"I want," said he, "a-you know what
(You are a builder, I am Knott,)

A thing complete from chimney-pot
Down to the very grounsel;

Here's a half-acre of good land;

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