upon his hands, and he sold it to great advantage.

Property now was no longer the object of his pursuit; but
popularity became the god of his idolatry. He was charitable
to the poor, gave large donations to religious societies,
and rewarded those who wrote in his praise.

His lordship about this time acquired his peculiar taste for
style and splendour; and to enhance his own importance in
the world, set up an elegant equipage, and at great cost
adorned the front of his house with numerous figures of
illustrious personages.

By his order, a tomb was dug under the summer house in his
garden, during his life; which he mentions in 'A Pickle for
the knowing ones,' in the following ludicrous style:--

"Heare will lie in box the first Lord in Americake the first
Lord Dexter made by the voice of hampsher state my brave
fellows Affirmed it they give me the titel and so Let it
goue for as much as it will fetch it wonte give me Any
breade but take from me the Contrary fourder I have a grand
toume in my garding at one of the grasses and the tempel of
Reason over the toume nand my coffen made and all Ready I
emy house painted with white Lead an side and outside
touched with green and bras trimmings Eight handels and a
good Lock, I have had one mock founrel it was so solmon and
there was so much Criing about 3000 spectators I say my
house is Euqal to any mansion house in twelve hundred miles
and now for sale for seven hundred pounds weight of Dollars