| [No. 550] | Monday, December 1, 1712 | Addison |
Quid dignum tanto feret hic promissor Hiatu?
Hor.
Since the late Dissolution of the Club whereof I have often declared my self a Member, there are very many Persons who by Letters, Petitions, and Recommendations, put up for the next Election. At the same time I must complain, that several indirect and underhand Practices have been made use of upon this Occasion. A certain Country Gentleman begun to
tapp
upon the first Information he received of
Sir
Roger's
Death; when he sent me up word, that if I would get him chosen in the Place of the Deceased, he would present me with a Barrel of the best