Trip 216 of 5200 collection book49
Sir we shall think ourselves happy in your accession to our society. He that maintainsbook21 the second rank in our assembly is one Major Macleaver an Irish gentleman who has served abroad a soldier of fortune sir a man of unquestionable honour and courage but a little overbearing in consequence of his knowledge and experience. The captains peculiarities were not confined to his external appearance for his voice resembled the sound of a bassoon or the aggregate hum of a whole beehive and his discourse was almost nothing else than a series of quotations from the English poets interlarded with French phrases which he retained for their significance on the recommendation of his friends being himself unacquainted with that or any other outlandish tongue.... read all
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