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might�察�the goddess�察�his mother�察�at the same                   time adding strength to his 

arm。     Away the lance went hizzing�察�and                reached even to the belt of the 

averted      Ancient�察    �upon    which�察    �lightly     grazing�察   �it  fell  to  the   ground。 

Temple neither felt the          weapon touch him nor heard it fall�此              �and Wotton 

might have escaped            to his army�察�with the honour of having remitted his 

lance   against      so   great   a   leader   unrevenged�察  �but Apollo�察  �enraged   that   a 

javelin     flung   by   the   assistance  of   so   foul   a   goddess   should   pollute   his 

fountain�察  �put   on   the   shape   of   ´�察  �and   softly   came   to   young   Boyle�察   �who 

then   accompanied   Temple�此           �he   pointed   first   to   the   lance�察  �then   to   the 

distant   Modern   that   flung   it�察  �and   commanded   the   young   hero            to   take 

immediate   revenge。          Boyle�察  �clad   in   a   suit   of   armour   which     had   been 

given him by all the gods�察�immediately advanced against                         the trembling 

foe�察�who now fled before him。              As a young lion in the           Libyan plains�察�or 

Araby desert�察�sent by his aged sire to hunt for                prey�察�or health�察�or exercise�察�

he   scours   along�察  �wishing   to   meet   some        tiger   from  the   mountains�察  �or   a 

furious boar�察�if chance a wild ass�察             �with brayings importune�察�affronts his 

ear�察�the generous beast�察          �though loathing to distain his claws with blood 

so vile�察�yet�察�much          provoked at the offensive noise�察�which Echo�察�foolish 

nymph�察  �like       her   ill´judging   sex�察  �repeats   much   louder�察  �and   with   more 

delight      than Philomela's song�察�he vindicates the honour of the forest�察�and 

hunts the noisy long´eared animal。                So Wotton fled�察�so Boyle             pursued。 



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But Wotton�察�heavy´armed�察�and slow of foot�察�began to slack                      his course�察�

when his lover Bentley appeared�察�returning laden with                   the spoils of the 

two sleeping Ancients。         Boyle observed him well�察          �and soon discovering 

the   helmet   and   shield   of   Phalaris   his   friend�察�both   which   he   had   lately 

with his own hands new polished and gilt�察             �rage sparkled in his eyes�察�and�察�

leaving his pursuit after Wotton�察          �he furiously rushed on against this new 

approacher。       Fain   would   he     be   revenged   on   both�察  �but   both   now   fled 

different   ways�此    �and�察  �as   a  woman   in   a   little   house   that   gets   a   painful 

livelihood by spinning�察        �if chance her geese be scattered o'er the common�察�

she courses round         the plain from side to side�察�compelling here and there 

the     stragglers     to  the   flock�察  �they   cackle    loud�察  �and    flutter  o'er   the 

champaign�察  �so   Boyle   pursued�察  �so   fled   this   pair   of   friends�此  �finding     at 

length their flight was vain�察�they bravely joined�察�and drew                 themselves in 

phalanx。      First Bentley threw a spear with all his           force�察�hoping to pierce 

the enemy's breast�察�but Pallas came unseen�察               �and in the air took off the 

point�察�and clapped on one of lead�察            �which�察�after a dead bang against the 

enemy's shield�察�fell blunted         to the ground。       Then Boyle�察�observing well 

his time�察�took up a        lance of wondrous length and sharpness�察�and�察�as this 

pair of     friends compacted�察�stood close side by side�察�he wheeled him to 

the    right�察�and�察�with unusual force�察�darted the weapon。                Bentley saw his 

fate   approach�察 �and   flanking   down his   arms   close  to his   ribs�察 �hoping        to 

save   his   body�察  �in   went   the   point�察  �passing   through   arm   and   side�察   �nor 

stopped or spent its force till it had also pierced the valiant             Wotton�察�who�察�

going   to   sustain   his   dying   friend�察  �shared   his   fate。   As   when   a   skilful 

cook has trussed a brace of woodcocks�察�he with                  iron skewer pierces the 

tender sides   of  both�察 �their  legs   and wings        close  pinioned to the  rib�察�so 

was   this   pair   of   friends   transfixed�察 �till   down   they   fell�察  �joined   in   their 

lives�察�joined in their deaths�察       �so closely joined that Charon would mistake 

them both for one�察�and          waft them over Styx for half his fare。           Farewell�察�

beloved�察�loving        pair�察�few equals have you left behind�此            �and happy and 

immortal      shall you be�察�if all my wit and eloquence can make you。 

     And now。 。 。 。 

     DESUNT COETERA。 



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                               CHAPTER II 



                   A MEDITATION UPON A BROOMSTICK。 



     ACCORDING   TO           THE    STYLE      AND   MANNER          OF    THE    HON。 

ROBERT BOYLE'S             MEDITATIONS。 

     THIS   single   stick�察  �which   you   now   behold   ingloriously   lying   in   that 

neglected corner�察�I once knew in a flourishing state in a forest。                 It was 

full of sap�察�full of leaves�察�and full of boughs�察�but now in              vain does the 

busy art of man pretend to vie with nature�察�by tying             that withered bundle 

of twigs to its sapless trunk�察�it is now at          best but the reverse of what it 

was�察�a tree turned upside´down�察�the            branches on the earth�察�and the root 

in the air�察�it is now handled        by every dirty wench�察�condemned to do her 

drudgery�察�and�察�by a       capricious kind of fate�察�destined to make other things 

clean�察�and     be nasty itself�察�at length�察�worn to the stumps in the service of 

the maids�察�it is either thrown out of doors or condemned to the               last use ´ 

of kindling a fire。     When I behold this I sighed�察�and          said within myself�察�

;Surely mortal man is a broomstick� ─            �Nature     sent him into the world 

strong   and   lusty�察  �in   a   thriving   condition�察�wearing   his   own   hair   on   his 

head�察  �the   proper   branches   of   this  reasoning   vegetable�察  �till   the   axe   of 

intemperance has lopped off           his green boughs�察�and left him a withered 

trunk�察�he then flies to      art�察�and puts on a periwig�察�valuing himself upon an 

unnatural     bundle of hairs�察�all covered with powder�察�that never grew on 

his   head�察�but now should this our broomstick pretend to enter the                scene�察�

proud   of   those   birchen   spoils   it   never   bore�察  �and   all   covered with   dust�察�

through the sweepings of the finest lady's chamber�察�we                should be apt to 

ridicule   and   despise  its   vanity。  Partial   judges   that   we   are  of   our   own 

excellencies�察�and other men's defaults� �

     But    a  broomstick�察   �perhaps    you   will  say�察 �is  an   emblem     of  a  tree 

standing on its head�察�and pray what is a man but a topsy´turvy                 creature�察�

his animal faculties perpetually mounted on his rational�察             �his head where 

his heels should be�察�grovelling on the earth�拭         �And     yet�察�with all his faults�察�

he sets up to be a universal reformer and            corrector of abuses�察�a remover 



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of   grievances�察  �rakes   into   every     slut's   corner   of   nature�察 �bringing   hidden 

corruptions to the light�察        �and raises a mighty dust where there was none 

before�察    �sharing    deeply      all  the  while    in  the   very   same    pollutions     he 

pretends to       sweep away。        His last days are spent in slavery to women�察�

and     generally      the  least   deserving�察    �till�察 �worn   to   the  stumps�察    �like  his 

brother besom�察�he is either kicked out of doors�察�or made use of to                      kindle 

flames for others to warm themselves by。 



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                            CHAPTER III 



                    PREDICTIONS FOR THE YEAR 1708。 



    WHEREIN THE MONTH�察�AND DAY OF THE MONTH ARE SET 

DOWN�察�THE PERSONS               NAMED�察�AND THE GREAT ACTIONS AND 

EVENTS   OF       NEXT   YEAR       PARTICULARLY           RELATED        AS   WILL 

COME TO PASS。 

    WRITTEN        TO    PREVENT       THE    PEOPLE      OF   ENGLAND        FROM 

BEING       FARTHER       IMPOSED         ON     BY    VULGAR        ALMANACK´ 

MAKERS。 

    BY ISAAC BICKERSTAFF�察�ESQ。 



       I  HAVE     long   considered    the  gross   abuse   of  astrology    in  this 

kingdom�察�and upon debating the matter with myself�察�I could not             possibly 

lay the fault upon the art�察�but upon those gross impostors           who set up to 

be   the   artists。 I   know   several   learned   men   have  contended   that   the 

whole is a cheat�察�that it is absurd and       ridiculous to imagine the stars can 

have any influence at all upon        human actions�察�thoughts�察�or inclinations�察�

and    whoever    has  not  bent   his   studies  that  way   may   be  excused    for 

thinking   so�察  �when   he   sees in   how   wretched   a   manner   that   noble   art   is 

treated   by   a   few   mean illiterate   traders   between   us   and   the   stars�察  �who 

import   a   yearly  stock of   nonsense�察 �lies�察  �folly�察 �and   impertinence�察  �which 

they offer    to the world as genuine from the planets�察�though they descend 

from    no greater a height

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