DRYDEN. 12. Far hence be fouls prophane, 01 01 The fibyl cry'd, and from the grovetabstain aived Wayne to moga sao 40 W up for 29rionow słów o dom Pinn as If I fay, while thefe facred rites, which are in common to Genus omne Animantium, are in agitation between the flag and his miftrefs, any hoftile beats fhould venture too near, on the first hint given by the frighted hind, fierce and tremendous rushes forth the dag tds the entrance of the thicket; there ftands he centinel over his love, ftamps the ground with his foot, and with his horns brandished aloft in air, proudly provokes the apprehended for to combat. 230 Thus, and more terrible, when he perceived the enemy's approach, leaped forth our hero. Many a ftep advanced he forwards, in order to conceal the trembling hind, and, if poffible, to fecure her retreat. And now Thwackum having first darted fome livid lightning from his fiery eyes, began to thunder forth, Fie upon it! Fie upon it! Mr. Jones, Is it poffible you should be the perfon!" You fee,' answered Jones, it is poffible I fhould be here.' And who, faid Thwackum, is that wicked flat with you? If I have any wicked flut with me,' cries Jones, it is poflible I fhall not let you know fo who the is.' I command you to tell me immediately, fays Thwackum, and I would not have you imagine, young man, that your age, though it hath 5 fomewhat abridged the purpose of tuition, hath toofically taken away the authority of the mafter. The relation of the matter and fcholar is indelible, as, indeed, all other relations are: for they all derive their original from heaven. I would have you think yourfelf, therefore, as much obliged to obey me conchowas when I taught you your first rudiments." I believe you would, cries ones, but that will (Monot happen, unless you had the fame birchen argu⚫ment to convince me." Then I must tell you plainly,' faid Thwackem. I am refolved to difcoverTM ⚫the wicked wretch. And I must tell you plainly," returned Jones, I am refolved you fhall not.' Thwackuin then offered to advance, and Jones laid hold of ་ L6 ་ his arms; which Mr. Blifil endeavoured to refoue, ded claring he would not fee his old mafter infulted.’átod Jones now finding himfelf engaged with twoj thought it neceffary to rid himself of one of his antagonists as foon as poffible. He, therefore, applied to the weakest firft; and letting the parfons go, heudi rected at blow at the young fquire's breafty which luckily taking place, reduced him to measure his length on the ground. vodiyot arad won baA Thwackum was fo intent on the difcovery that the moment he found himself at liberty, he stept forward! directly into the fern, without any great confideration of what might, in the mean time, befal shisofriend but he had advanced a very few paces into the thicket, before Jones having defeated Blifil, overtook the parto fon, and dragged him backward by the skirt of his coatfu This parfon had been a champion in his youth, and had won much honour by his fitt, both at school and api the university. He had now, indeed, for a great humsq ber of years, declined the practice of thato noble arts | yet was his courage full as ftrong as his faith, and his body no lefs ftrong than either. He was moreover, as the reader may, perhaps, have conceived, fomewhat irafcible in his nature. When he looked back, therefore, and faw his friend stretched soat com then ground, and found himself at the fame time fo roughly handled by one who had formerly been only paffive in s all conflicts between them, (a circumftance which highly aggravated the whole) his patience at length. gave way; he threw himfelf into a pofturer of offence; and collecting all his force, attacked Jones in the front, with as much impetuofity as he had formerly attacked him in the rear.e probe zouderw silaw, a Our hero received the enemy's attack with the most undaunted intrepidity, and his bofom refounded w the blow. This he prefently returned with no“ violence, aiming likewife at the parfon's breaft arb he dextrously drove down the fift of Jones, fo that ion) reached only his belly, where two pounds of beef and as many of pudding were then depofited, and whences. confequently no hollow found could proceed. Many lusty blows, much more pleasant as well as easy to tes have seen, than to read or defcribe, were given on both fides at laft a violent fall in which Jones had thrown his knees into Thwackum's breast, fo weakened the latter, that victory had been no longer dubious, had not Blifil, who had now recovered his ftrength, again renewed the fight, and, by engaging with Jones," given the parfon a moment's time to thake his ears, and to regain his breath. And now both together attacked our hero, whose blows did not retain that force with which they had fallen at firft; fo weakened was he by his combat with Thwackum for though the pedagogue chofe rather to play Solos on the human instrument, and had been lately used toothofe only, yet he ftill retained enough of his antient knowledge to perform his part very well! in a Duet.ish ada ya benk The victory, according to modern cuftom, was like to be decided by numbers, when, on a fudden, a fourth pair of fifts appeared in the battle, and immediately" paid their compliments to the parfon; and the owner of them, at the fame time, crying out, are you not * afhamed and be d-nd to you, to fall two of you upon one?sorios vad The battle, which was of the kind, that for dif tinction's fake is called ROYAL, now raged with the utmoft violence during a few minutes; till Blifil being a fecond time daid fprawling by Jones, Thwackum condefcended to apply for quarter to his new antagonift, who was now found to be Mr. Western himself; for in the heat of the action none of the combatants had recognized him In fact, that honeft 'fquire, happening in his afternoon's walk with fome company, to pass through the field where the bloody battle was fought, and having concluded from feeing three men engaged, that two of them must be on a fide, he hastened from his com♪* panions, and with more gallantry than policy, efpoufed the cause of the weaker party. By which generous proceeding, the very probably prevented Mr. Jones from becoming a victim to the wrath of Thwack um, and to the pious friendship which Blifil bore his old matter: for befides the difądvantage of fuch odds Jones 230 Jones had not yet fufficiently recovered the former trength of his broken arm. This reinforcement, however, foon put an end to the action, and Jones with his ally obtained the victory. Las ono as fomis 990 YRm 19ba91 9dT CHAP. XIIPW Svong clad to 9.9 1. 3709 Gabib doord dɔidw In which is feen a more moving spectacle, than dally the Jo blood in the bodies of Thwackum and Blifil and of twenty prother fuchy is capable of producing,w sound simil aid 40010 1 TH 620g 20 dew dɔida HE reft of Mr. Weftern's company were how come up, being just at the inftant when the action was over. Thefe were the honeft clergyman, whom we have formerly feen at Mr. Western's table, Mrs. Western the aunt of Sophia; and Jaly, the lovely Sophia herself. 19370 disa thuiss At this time, the following was the aspect of the bloody field. In one place, lay on the ground, all pale and almoft breathless, the vanquished Blifil. Near him stood the conqueror Jones, almost covered with blood, part of which was naturally his own, and part had been lately the property of the Reverend Mr. Thwackum. In a third place flood the faid Thwackum, like king Porus, fullenly fubmitting to the con queror. The laft figure in the piece was Western the Great, moft gloriously forbearing the vanquished foe, Blifil, in whom there was little sign of life, WAS 21 firft the principal object of the concern of every one, and particularly of Mrs. Weltern, who had drawn from her pocket a bottle of hartfhorn, and was herself about to apply it to his nostrils; when on a fudden the attention of the whole company was diverted from poor Blifil, whofe fpirit, if it had any fuch defign, might have now taken an opportunity of ftealing off to the other world, without any ceremony. For now a more melancholy and a more lovely ob ject lay motionlefs before them, This was no other than the charming Sophia herself, who, from the fight of blood, or from fear for her father, or from fome other reafon, had fallen down in a fwoon, before any one could get to her affistance.d at Mrs. Mrs. Western first saw her, and fereamed. Immediately two or three voices cried out, Mifs Western is dead. Hartfhorn, water, every remedy was called for, almost at one and the fame inftant. The reader may remember, that in our defcription of this grove we mentioned a murmuring brook, which brook did not come there, as fuch gentle ftreams Sow through vulgar romances, with no other purpose than to murmur. No; fortune had decreed to enoble this little brook with a higher honour than any of those which wash the plains of Arcadia, ever deferved. woJones was rubbing Blifil's temples: for he began to fear the had given him a blow too much, when the words, Mifs Western and Dead, rufhed at once on his earHe started up, left Blifil to his fate, and flew to Sophia, whom, while all the reft, were running against each other backward and forward looking for water in the dry paths, he caught up in his arms, and then ran away with her over the field to the rivulet above-mentioned; where, plunging himself into the water, the contrived to besprinkle her face, head, and weck very plentifully, Happy was it for Sophia, that the fame confufion which prevented her other friends from ferving her, prevented them likewife from obftructing Jones. He had carried her half ways before they knew what he was doing, and he had actually restored her to life before they reached the water-fide: fhe stretched out her arms, opened her eyes, and cried, Oh, heavens !" jolt as her father, aunt, and the parfon came up. Jones, who had hitherto held this lovely burthen in bis arms, now relinquished his hold; but gave her at "the fame instant a tender carefs, which, had her fenfes been then perfectly restored, could not have escaped >ber obfervation. As the expreffed, therefore, no difpleasure at this freedom, we fuppofe she was not fufficiently recovered from her fwoon at the time. This tragical fcene was now converted into a fudden fcene of joy. In this, our hero was, most certainly, the principal character for as he probably felt more ecftatic delight in having faved Sophia, than fhe herfelf received from being faved; fo neither were the con |