ictionary."

The eloquence of Erskine himself would have pleaded my cause with less
effect; and the "_J'y allois_" of _La Fontaine_ was not quoted with more
approbation in the circles of Paris, than the _naivete_ of my equally
veracious and spontaneous reply. The triumph of my simplicity did not
increase Kemble's good humour; and, shortly after, Mr. Spenser carried
him off in his carriage, to prevent any further attacks on my
unfortunate head--inside or out.

* * * * *

WOMAN.

There is no doubt that the proper study of mankind is WOMAN; and Mr.
Pope was wrong; for the endless variety of character among the sex is
of itself a mine, endless and inexhaustible; but to study them in their
domestic capacity, is the sweetest of all--

Man may for wealth or glory roam,
But woman must be blest at home.
To this her efforts ever tend,
'Tis her great object and her end.

So says one poet, I have forgot his name. Another hath this expression--

O woman! lovely woman! Nature form'd thee
To temper man; we had been brutes without thee.

But the sweetest thing that ever was said of woman in this amiable
capacity, or ever will be said again, is by a contemporary:--"A woman's
whole life is a history of the affections. The heart is her world; it
is there her ambition strives for empire; it is there her avarice seeks
for hidden treasures. She sends forth her sympathies in adventure; she
embarks her whole soul in the traffic of affection; and if shipwrecked,
her case is hopeless, for it is a bankruptcy of the heart!"--_The
Ettrick Shepherd._

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BURMESE TEMPLES.

In the Burman towns and villages the number of temples seem to
exceed the number of dwellings, which is not unusual. The former
are as splendid as gilding can make them, and the latter as humble
as can be conceived from the frail materials of which they are
constructed--bamboos, palm leaves, and grass. The wealth of a Burman,
always insecure, is very generally expended on the luxury of
temple-building. Religious merit, indeed, consists mainly in the
construction of one of these huge, costly, and showy edifices; and is
not considered as increased by building a durable one. No one ever
thinks of repairing or restoring an old temple; and the consequence is,
that in every part of the country may be seen half-finished structures
of enormous magnitude--the respective founders having