upon, and right pleasant to the taste. I shall conclude with the words
of Sir Walter, which no man can contradict, and which many can attest:
"I never refused a literary person of merit such services in smoothing
his way to the public as were in my power; and I had the
advantage--rather an uncommon one with our irritable race--to enjoy
general favour, without incurring permanent ill-will, so far as is
known to me, among any of my contemporaries."

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A CHRISTMAS CAROL.--IN HONOUR OF MAGA. (BLACKWOOD.)

SUNG BY THE CONTRIBUTORS.

Noo--hearken till me--and I'll beat Matthews or Yates a' to sticks wi'
my impersonations.

TICKLER.

When Kit North is dead,
What will Maga do, sir?
She must go to bed,
And like him die too, sir!
Fal de ral, de ral,
Iram coram dago;
Fal de ral, de ral,
Here's success to Maga.

SHEPHERD.

When death has them flat,
I'll stitch on my weepers,
Put crape around my bat,
And a napkin to my peepers!
Fal de ral, de ral, &c.

NORTH.

Your words go to my heart,
I hear the death-owl flying,
I feel death's fatal dart--
By jingo, I am dying!
Fal de ral, de ral, &c.

COLONEL O'SHAUGHNESSY.

See him, how he lies
Flat as any flounder!
Blow me! smoke his eyes--
Death ne'er closed eyes sounder!
Fal de ral, de ral, &c.

DELTA.

Yet he can't be dead,
For he is immortal,
And to receive his head
Earth would not ope its portal!
Fal de ral, de ral, &c.

O'DOHERTY.

Kit will never die;
That I take for _sartain_!
Death "is all my eye"--
An't it, Betty Martin?
Fal de ral, de ral, &c.

MODERN PYTHAGOREAN.

Suppose we feel his arm--
Zounds' I never felt a
Human pulse more firm:
What's your opinion, Delta?
Fal de ral, de ral, &c

CHARLES LAMB.

Kit, I hope you're well,
Up, and join our ditty;
To lose such a fine old fel-
Low would be a pity!
Fal de ral, de ral, &c.

NORTH.

Let's resume our booze,
And tipple while we're able;
I've had a bit of a snooze,
And feel quite comfortable!
Fal de ral, de ral, &c.

MULLION.

Be he who he may,
Sultan, Czar, or Aga,
Let him soak his clay
To the health of Kit and Maga!
Fal de ral, de ral, &c.

OPIU