"When he was knocked down, he stopped there. (Laughter.)"
In fact, he "held the field," and "remained in possession of the ground." Who will now say that the old humour is dying out in Erin?
Of Dr. Tristram (Shandy) in the Inconsistory Court.—"O Tristram! Tristram! Tristram!" * * "And pray which way is this affair of Tristram at length settled by these learned men?"
"Toby" to Yorick.
What a nice dish for lunch would be what we find mentioned in the Racing Order of the Day, i.e. "Plate of 150 sous." Excellent! To be washed down with a draught of Guineas stout!
BRIGGS, OF BALLIOL.
Part I.