Is not Sam Deacon, you must know,
But 'tis the carriage--the machine,
Which Samuel Deacon rideth in."

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ADVANTAGES OF LOQUACITY

A very pretty woman, who was tediously loquacious, complained one day to
Madame de Sevigné, that she was sadly tormented by her lovers. "Oh,
Madame," said Madame de Sevigné to her, with a smile, "it is very easy
to get rid of them: you have only to speak."

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FOOTNOTES:

[1] The old bridge was of wood, and 168 yards in length. It was the most
ancient on the River Thames, except that of London, and is mentioned in
a record of the 8th year of Henry III.

[2] At the time the chapel fell, the sexton, while digging a grave was
buried under the ruins, with another person, and his daughter. The
latter, notwithstanding she lay covered seven hours, survived this
misfortune seventeen years, and was her father's successor. The memory
of this event is preserved by a print of this singular woman, engraved