harpsichord, he sung the following prophecy of the Witches to _Macbeth_:


He must, he must,
He shall, he shall
Spill much more blood
And become worse,
To make his title good.


"That, sir, was the true ancient mode of conferring a Scotch degree on Dr.
Macbeth."

G.J.Y.

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THREE FACES.


Three faces wears the doctor; when first sought
An angel's--and a god's the cure half wrought;
But when, that cure complete, he seeks his fee,
The devil looks then less terrible than he.


This epigram is illustrated by the following conversation, which passed
between Bouvart and a French marquis, whom he had attended during a long
and severe indisposition. As he entered the chamber on a certain occasion,