As many dogs there be,
Both mongrel, puppy, whelp, and hound,
And curs of low degree.

_Our Moses_.--Et canis oppido eodem erat huic, ubi plurimus, et grex
Et faex, cum catulis plebs numerosa canum.

_We_.--This dog and man at first were friends,
But when a pique began,
The dog, to gain some private ends,
Went mad and bit the man.

_Our Moses_.--Grandis amicitia, at Canis, ut sibi gratificetur
Fit rabidus, rabido dente hominemque petit.

_We_.--Around from all the neighbouring streets
The wondering neighbours ran,
And swore the dog had lost his wits,
To bite so good a man.

_Our Moses_.--Concurrunt cives, O illum Cerberun, at aiunt,
Qualem amens rabido dense momordet herum.

_We_.--The wound it seem'd both sore and sad
To every Christian eye,
And while they swore the dog was mad,
They swore the man would die.

_Our Moses_.--O saevum vulnus, clamant lachrymosius omnes,
En rabidus canis, et mox moriturus homo.

_We_.--But soon a wonder came to light,
That show'd the rogues they lied;
The man recover'd of the bite,
The dog it was that died.

_Our Moses_.--Mendaces cives monstrat res prodigiosa,
Sanus homo subito fit--moriturque canis.

"A very good boy, Bill, upon my word," said the Vicar, "and an Elegy
that may truly be called tragical." So we present our Moses a sovereign
for his verse--"A sovereign for a verse, my boy." "I will never," quoth
he, "be averse to a sovereign. We have heard of a monarch who gave a
crown for a song." A little refreshed, let us turn to the book. Here is

No. 23.--Very well, Mr Mulready, artistically performed; but we fear we
shall not relish too many of these distressing subjects. We know, from
distress to distress, you will take us into prison. Artists and writers
of the present day delight in prison scenes; we are not of that class,
but endure it. We would on no account sit down with that
rascally-looking fellow that is driving and taking an inventory of the
Vicar's stock. It is winter too. "The consequence of my incapacity was
his driving my cattle that evening, and their being appraised and sold
the next day for less than half their value."

No. 24--Is the attempt at a resc