THE ENGLISH GRACE.

"I had rather speak Five words with my Understanding, that by my Voice I might teach others also, than Ten Thousand words in an Unknown Tongue."-Verse 19 of Chap. XIV. of St. Paul's First Epistle to the Corinthians.

The Music by WILLIAM KITCHINER, M.D., Editor of the "National Songs of England," and Author of the "Cook's Oracle."

Engraved on Wood by J. LEE, 7, Union Place, City Road.

The common people, in every Country, understand only their Native tongue; and as a Traveller must necessarily make use of them as Landlords, Postilions, Tradesmen, &c., you may easily imagine, that a Traveller will be liable to numberless Insults and Impositions if he is Ignorant of their Language *; on the contrary, his knowledge of it will immediately conciliate their Esteem, and create a Respect which may often be advantageous to him, especially if his deportment be familiar and good-natured; for these people,

* When travelling in any Foreign Country, a small pocket Dictionary, with the English and the language of that Country together; and Madame Genlis's Traveller's Pocket Companion, in Six Languages, published by Leigh in the Strand,-will be found extremely useful. Words which are most required by a traveller are often thought unworthy his notice or consideration when at home hence frequently arise the imagined troubles, privations, and vexations, which he tells you he has had to undergo during his Journey.-R. C. M.

when they find a Traveller willing to divest himself of (what they may suppose) his dignity, and place himself on a level with them, partaking of their amusements, and imparting his superfluous conveniences to them, they will be ready to do every thing in their power to serve him-by a contrary conduct, his Life itself may be endangered.

Hold no Disputative discourse, either on Religion, Politics, or your own particular Affairs.

"Give thy Thoughts no tongue,

Nor any unproportioned thought his act;
Be thou familiar, but by no means vulgar :-
The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,
Grapple them to thy Soul, with hooks of Steel;
But do not dull thy palm with entertainment
Of each new-hatch'd but unfledg'd Comrade. Beware
Of entrance to a Quarrel; but being in,

Bear it, that the opposed may beware of thee.
Give every man thine Ear, but few thy voice:

Take each man's censure, but reserve the Judgment.

Neither a borrower nor a lender be;
For Loan oft loses both itself and friend,
And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry :
This, above all,-to thine own self be true;
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou can'st not then be false to any man."

Shakespeare.

Never ask another person the motive of his travelling, the time he intends to continue in a place, &c.

We remember reading lately a shrewd answer which a sensible Servant gave to one of these impertinent Busybodies, which raised a smile in us;—and as we believe that the salutary convulsion of Laughter prolongs Life, just as much as Care Kills us—we will relate it as well as we can recollect, having unfortunately forgotten what work we saw it in.

A Servant travelling, was bothered by a super-curious person, who, after several in

direct attempts to discover whence he came, or whither he was going, at last popt the question plainly, "Are your Family before?" "No". "Oh! you left them behind, I suppose?"-"No"-" No?"-" No, they are on One side!!!"

If you observe people to be outrageously curious about your concerns, answer them with Circumspection, but endeavour to do it with such Civility, as may make them give up their Curiosity without offending them.

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Never admit a Stranger to join you on the Road, if you can possibly avoid it. If any person, no matter whether of shabby or genteel appearance, forces himself into your Company-if you can, outride him, otherwise keep pace with the next Passenger that may overtake you.

"When you go out of an Inn, ride slow