Tweedledee, gospel according to, 207.
Tweedledum, great principles of, 207.
Ulysses, husband of Penelope, 174 borrows money, 239. (For full particulars of, see Homer and Dante.) University, triennial catalogue of, 178.
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.
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.
THE UNHAPPY LOT OF MR. KNOTT.
THE UNHAPPY LOT OF MR. KNOTT.
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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