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sighing�察 �I wish I may not have done more mischief by my                      physic than 

my astrology�察�though I had some good receipts from my                       grandmother�察�

and my own compositions were such as I thought could                       at least do no 

hurt。; 



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     I   had   some   other   discourse   with   him�察  �which   now   I   cannot   call   to 

mind�察�and I fear I have already tired your lordship。                I shall only      add one 

circumstance�察�that on his death´bed he declared himself a                    Nonconformist�察�

and had a fanatic preacher to be his spiritual              guide。     After half an hour's 

conversation I took my leave�察�being                half stifled by the closeness of the 

room。      I imagined he could not            hold out long�察�and therefore withdrew 

to a little coffee´house hard         by�察�leaving a servant at the house with orders 

to come immediately           and tell me�察�as nearly as he could�察�the minute when 

Partridge      should   expire�察  �which   was   not   above   two   hours   after�察  �when�察�

looking      upon my watch�察�I found it to be above five minutes after seven�察�

by     which     it  is  clear   that  Mr。    Bickerstaff    was    mistaken     almost     four 

hours     in   his  calculation。      In    the   other   circumstances       he   was    exact 

enough。       But�察   �whether     he   has  not   been    the   cause   of  this  poor    man's 

death�察    �as   well   as   the   predictor�察    �may    be    very   reasonably       disputed。 

However�察  �it   must   be   confessed   the   matter   is   odd   enough�察  �whether   we 

should      endeavour       to   account     for   it   by   chance�察    �or    the   effect    of 

imagination。       For my own part�察�though I believe no man has less                      faith 

in these matters�察�yet I shall wait with some impatience�察�and                     not without 

some   expectation�察  �the   fulfilling   of   Mr。   Bickerstaff's       second   prediction�察�

that the Cardinal do Noailles is to die upon the                 4th of April�察�and if that 

should   be   verified   as   exactly   as   this   of   poor   Partridge�察  �I   must   own   I 

should   be   wholly  surprised�察  �and   at   a     loss�察  �and   should   infallibly   expect 

the accomplishment of all the            rest。 



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                                CHAPTER V 



      BAUCIS AND PHILEMON。 IMITATED FROM THE EIGHTH 

     BOOK OF OVID。 



     IN ancient times�察�as story tells�察�The saints would often leave their cells�察�

And stroll about�察�but hide their quality�察�To try good people's hospitality。 It 

happened on a winter night�察�As authors of the legend write�察�Two brother 

hermits�察  �saints   by   trade�察  �Taking   their   tour   in   masquerade�察  �Disguised   in 

tattered   habits�察  �went   To   a   small   village   down   in  Kent�察  �Where�察  �in   the 

strollers'   canting   strain�察  �They   begged   from   door   to   door   in   vain�察  �Tried 

every     tone   might    pity  win�察  �But   not   a  soul   would     let  them   in。  Our 

wandering   saints   in   woeful   state�察  �Treated   at   this   ungodly   rate�察  �Having 

through   all   the   village   passed�察  �To   a   small   cottage   came   at   last�察  �Where 

dwelt a good honest old yeoman�察�Called�察�in the neighbourhood�察�Philemon�察�

Who kindly did these saints invite In his poor hut to pass the night�察�And 

then the hospitable Sire Bid goody Baucis mend the fire�察�While he from 

out the chimney took A flitch of bacon off the hook�察�And freely from the 

fattest side Cut out large slices to be fried�察�Then stepped aside to fetch 'em 

drink�察�Filled a large jug up to the brink�察�And saw it fairly twice go round�察�

Yet ��what is wonderful�� they found 'Twas still replenished to the top�察�As if 

they   ne'er   had   touched   a   drop   The   good   old   couple   were   amazed�察  �And 

often on each other gazed�察�For both were frightened to the heart�察�And just 

began to   cry�察   �   What   art� �Then softly  turned   aside   to   view�察�Whether   the 

lights   were   burning   blue。 The  gentle   pilgrims   soon   aware  on't�察�Told   'em 

their calling�察�and their errant�察 �Good folks�察�you need not be afraid�察�We are 

but saints�察─�the hermits said�察 �No hurt shall come to you or yours�察�But�察�for 

that pack of churlish boors�察�Not fit to live on Christian ground�察�They and 

their houses shall be drowned�察�Whilst you shall see your cottage rise�察�And 

grow a church before your eyes。; They scarce had spoke�察�when fair and 

soft�察�The roof began to mount aloft�察�Aloft rose every beam and rafter�察�The 

heavy wall climbed slowly after。 The chimney widened�察�and grew higher�察�

Became a steeple with a spire。 The kettle to the top was hoist�察�And there 

stood fastened to a joist�察�But with the upside down�察�to show Its inclination 



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for below。 In vain�察�for a superior force Applied at bottom�察�stops its coarse�察�

Doomed   ever   in   suspense   to   dwell�察        �'Tis   now   no   kettle�察  �but   a   bell。   A 

wooden jack�察�which had almost Lost�察�by disuse�察�the art to roast�察�A sudden 

alteration   feels�察  �Increased   by   new   intestine   wheels�察�And   what   exalts   the 

wonder more�察�The   number   made   the   motion   slower。 The   flyer�察 �though   't 

had   leaden   feet�察  �Turned   round   so   quick�察  �you   scarce   could   see   't�察  �But 

slackened by some secret power�察�Now hardly moves an inch an hour。 The 

jack    and    chimney     near    allied�察  �Had    never    left  each   other's    side�察  �The 

chimney   to   a   steeple   grown�察  �The   jack   would   not   be   left   alone�察  �But   up 

against the steeple reared�察�Became a clock�察�and still adhered�察�And still its 

love to   household   cares   By  a   shrill   voice  at   noon   declares�察�Warning   the 

cook´maid not to burn That roast meat which it cannot turn。 The groaning 

chair began to crawl�察�Like a huge snail along the wall�察�There stuck aloft in 

public view�察�And with small change a pulpit grew。 The porringers�察�that in a 

row   Hung   high�察  �and   made   a   glittering   show�察  �To   a   less   noble   substance 

changed�察�Were now but leathern buckets ranged。 The ballads pasted on the 

wall�察  �Of   Joan   of   France�察  �and   English   Moll�察  �Fair   Rosamond�察  �and   Robin 

Hood�察�The Little Children in the Wood�察�Now seemed to look abundance 

better�察  �Improved   in   picture�察  �size�察  �and   letter�察  �And   high   in   order   placed�察�

describe   The   heraldry   of   every   tribe。   A   bedstead   of   the   antique   mode�察�

Compact   of   timber�察  �many   a   load�察  �Such   as   our   ancestors   did   use�察  �Was 

metamorphosed           into  pews�此    �Which     still  their  ancient     nature   keep�察   �By 

lodging folks disposed to sleep。 The cottage�察�by such feats as these�察�Grown 

to a church by just degrees�察�The hermits then desired their host To ask for 

what   he   fancied   most。   Philemon   having   paused   a   while�察  �Returned   'em 

thanks in homely style�察�Then said�察 �My house is grown so fine�察�Methinks I 

still would call it mine�此�I'm old�察�and fain would live at ease�察�Make me the 

Parson�察�if you please。; He spoke�察�and presently he feels His grazier's coat 

fall   down   his   heels�察  �He   sees�察  �yet   hardly   can   believe�察�About   each   arm   a 

pudding   sleeve�察  �His   waistcoat   to   a   cassock   grew�察  �And   both   assumed   a 

sable hue�察�But being old�察�continued just As thread´bare�察�and as full of dust。 

His   talk   was   now   of   tithes   and   dues�察  �He   smoked   his   pipe   and   read   the 

news�察�Knew how to preach old sermons next�察�Vamped in the preface and 

the text�察�At christenings well could act his part�察�And had the service all by 



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heart�察�Wished women   might have children fast�察�And thought whose sow 

had farrowed last Against Dissenters would repine�察�And stood up firm for 

Right     divine。   Found    his  head    filled  with   many   a    system�察  �But    classic 

authors�察 � he ne'er missed 'em。 Thus having furbished up a parson�察�Dame 

Baucis next they played their farce on。 Instead of home´spun coifs were 

seen Good pinners edg'd with colberteen�察�Her petticoat transformed apace�察�

Became   black   satin   flounced   with   lace。   Plain   Goody   would   no   longer 

down�察     �'Twas   Madam�察     �in   her  grogram      gown。    Philemon      was   in   great 

surprise�察�And   hardly   could   believe   his   eyes�察�Amazed   to   see   her   look   so 

prim�察�And she admired as much at him。 Thus�察�happy in their change of life�察�

Were several years this man and wife�察�When on a day�察�which proved their 

last�察�Discoursing o'er old stories past�察�They went by chance amidst their 

talk�察�To   the   church   yard   to   take   a   walk�察  �When   Baucis   hastily   cried   out�察�

;My dear�察�I see your forehead sprout� ─ �Sprout�察─�quoth the man�察 �what's 

this you tell us�拭�I hope you don't believe me jealous�察�But yet�察�methinks�察�I 

feel it true�察�And really�察�yours is budding too ´ Nay�察 � now I cannot stir my 

foot�察�It feels as if 'twere taking root。; Description would but tire my Muse�察�

In   short�察  �they   both   were   turned   to   Yews。   Old   Goodman   Dobson   of   the 

green Remembers he the trees has seen�察�He'll talk of them from noon till 

night�察�And goes with folks to show the sight�察�On Sundays�察�after evening 

prayer�察�He gathers all the parish there�察�Points out the place o

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