DXLIII.—DEAN SWIFT AND KING WILLIAM.
The motto which was inserted under the arms of William, Prince of Orange, on his accession to the English crown, was, Non rapui sed recepi ["I did not steal it, but I received it">[. This being shown to Dean Swift, he said, with a sarcastic smile, "The receiver is as bad as the thief."
DXLIV.—EPIGRAM.
(On ——'s declaring his detestation of all meanness).
If really —— do but loathe
Things base or mean, I must confess
I'd very freely take my oath,
Self-love's a fault he don't possess.
DXLV.—ELOQUENT SILENCE.
"You have already read that section four times, Mr. ——," said Maule to a prosing counsel. "It's iteration! It's ——, I use no epithet, it is iteration;" his look implying the anathema.
DXLVI.—KEEPING A PROMISE.
Thus, with kind words, Fairface cajoled his friend:
"Dear Dick! on me thou may'st assured depend;
I know thy fortune is but very scant,
But never will I see my friend in want."
Dick soon in gaol, believed his friend would free him;
He kept his word,—in want he ne'er would see him!