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# When It Was Dark

When It Was Dark
The Story of a Great Conspiracy
by
Guy Thorne
G. P. Putnam's Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press 1904
Copyright, 1904 by G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS
September, 1904; Decembert 1904; Septem- ber, 1905; October, 1905; November, 1905; January, 1906; August, 1906; November,
The Knickerbocker Press, New York
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# Weekly List, National Register of Historic Places (placeholder, July 1984)

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# Who's Who in the Far East/TS'EN CH'UN-HSUAN

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​ TS'EN CH'UN-HSUAN (CANTON), Acting Governor-General; known as Shum Chun; native of Kwangsi; s. of late Ts'en Yu-ying, Viceroy of Yunnan, who crushed out the Mahomedan rebellion and caused ​a reign of terror in Yunnan. Sub-Director Court of Imperial Entertainments, June, 1892; do., Imperial Stud, Jan., 1893; Treasurer, Kwangtung, Sept., 1898: Treasurer, Karisa, Dec., 1898; Governor. Shensi, Sept., 1900; do., Shensi, March 1901; owing to popularity was invested with Yellow Jacket, Jan.,1902; Governor, Kwangtung, May, 1902; acting Governor General, Liang Kwang, Nov., 1903; personally led an army to suppress Kwangsi rebels, 1903-4; was awarded Junior Guardian of Heir Apparent, 1905, in recognition of services rendered; pro-boycotter against American goods, 1905-6; was respected, but afterwards denounced by people of Canton for amjustly arresting representative of the people (Lai Kwai Pui) at meeting connected with Hankow-Canton railway, 1906; was at one time considered a man of enlightenment and intelligence, and in.Shensi was popular as a vigorous administrator, and was partial to reform; a change was manifested after he went to Canton until now foreigners deem his occupancy of office as dangerous; has frequently unsuccessfully appealed to Throne for relief from office.
# Who's Who in the Far East/TSAI-FENG, General

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​ TSAI-FENG, General (PEKING), Imperial Clansman; s. of Prince Ch'uu and brother of the Emperor; succeeded to his father's title, ​January, 1891; Lieut. -General, Plain White Banner Corps, June, 1901; Special Embassy to Germany, July, 1901; Commandant, Chienju Regt. of the Imperial Guards, Feb., 1906.
# Who's Who in the Far East/TSAI-YING, Prince

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​ TSAI-YING, Prince (PEKING), Imperial Clansman; s.of late Prince Tuan. Deputy Lieut. General, Bordered Blue Banner Corps, Dec., 1898; Senior Lieut.-General, Peking Gendarmerie, Aug., 1899; Supt., Live Stock and House Duty at Peking, Nov., 1900; in charge Eastern Mausoleum, July 1905.
# Who's Who in the Far East/TS'AI HUI-CH'ANG

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​ TS'AI HUI-CH'ANG (CHEFOO), Taotai. Mag., Mixed Court, Shanghai, 1896; attache, Treaty Comm., 1903; Tientsin, 1904; Taotai, Chefoo, Shantung, Oct., 1905.
# Who's Who in the Far East/TS'AO HUNG-HSUN

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​ TS'AO HUNG-HSUN (SHENSHI), Governor; native of Shantung; metrop. graduate, 1876 (optimus). Compiler, Hanlin; formerly Literary Chancellor, Hunan; I-yuug Tao, Yunnan, March, 1899; Judge, Kueichou, May, 1901; Treasurer, Kueichou, March, 1903; do., Yunnan, Feb., 1905; Governor, Shensi,-Feb., 1906.
# Who's Who in the Far East/TSAI-CHEN

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​ TSAI-CHEN (PEKING), Minister of the Presence; Imperial Clansman; x. of Prince Ching. Lieut.-General Bordered White Banner Corps, 1901; Special Ambassador to England (Coronation), April, 1902; Presdt., Board of Commerce, Sept., 1903; Minister of the Presence, Jan., 1904.
# Who's Who in the Far East/TSAI-TSE, Duke

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​ TSAI-TSE, Duke (PEKING), LL.D., D.C.L.; Imperial Clansman. Deputy Lieut.-General, Plain Blue Banner Corps, March, 1901; member of the Travelling Commission for the investigation of foreign Parliamentary Government, 1905-6; was slightly hurt by the bomb outrage at Peking, 1905, as Commission was leaving; his family urged his resignation from the Commission but he stated that he would willingly die if death would give to China Constitutional Government; Capt. -General, Bordered Yellow Hanchun Banner Corps, Nov., 1905; received by King Edward at London, May 10, 1906; received honorary degree of LL.D. from Cambridge University, May 1906; D.C.L., Oxford, May, 1906.
# Who's Who in the Far East/TSAI-YI

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​ TSAI-YI (PEKING), Imperial Clansman. (Prince Tuan) Prince of 3rd order; s. of Prince Tuan; Supt. of Customs, Peking, Sept., 1892; Director, Imperial Clan Court, Oct., 1893; Grand Chamberlain, Oct., 1893; adopted by Prince Jui, and given title of Prince Tuan, Feb., 1894; Supt,, Peking Field Force, Aug., 1894; do., Hu-Shen Ying ( Tiger Spirit Force ), 1894; Joint Presdt., Tsung-li Yamen June, 1900; Grand Council, Aug., 1900; degraded and handed over to-Imperial Clan Court for penalty, Sept., 1900; sentenced to banishment and life imprisonment in Manchuria, Dec., 1900; sentenced to death; commuted to exile to New Dominion, 1901; in 1905 was reported back in Peking in disguise; was in secluded village in Shansi in poverty, Sept., 1905.
# Who's Who in the Far East/TSAI-HSUN, Duke

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​ TSAI-HSUN, Duke (PEKING), Imperial Duke of the first degree; brother of the Emperor; Imperial Clansman.
# Who's Who in the Far East/TSENG KUANG-CH'UAN

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​ TSENG KUANG-CH'UAN (AMOV), Taotai; native of Hunan. Second class Secretary in Board of War; s. by adoption of Marquis Tseng; interpreter to Li Hung Chang, 1900; Expectant Metrop. Official of 5th rank; Minister to Corea, Nov., 1904; withdrawn from Seoul, 1905. upon Japanese Protectorate being proclaimed; Minister designate to France, Dec., 1905; Minister designate to Belgium, 1906; appointed substantive Taotai at Amoy, May, 1906.
# Who's Who in the Far East/HOSOKAWA, Baron Junjiro

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​ HOSOKAWA, Baron Junjiro (TOKYO), Privy Councillor, and Chief Official of Secretariat, Bureau of Imperial Household: 6. Feb., 1834, at Tosa. Vice-President of House of Peers, ​1891-1893; for many years was President of Peeress's School, but relinquished that position, April, 1906, upon the Institution being placed under the same management as the Peer's School; created Baron, 1930; Privy Councillor since 1893. Publications: Many works on literary subjects. Address: Tokyo, Japan.
# Who's Who in the Far East/HO FOOK

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​ HO FOOK (HONGKONG), Compradore to Jardine, Matheson and Co.; b. Nov. 30, 1863. Educ.: Central School (Queen's College), Hongkong. Is a British subject; left school in 1881 and joined a Haiphong Chinese Hong as shipping clerk; returned to Hongkong and joined Registrar-General's Department as translator, in 1882; joined Dennys and Mossop, solicitors, as interpreter, in 1885; Jardine, Matheson and Co., as assistant compradore, in 1891; appointed compradore 1900; is a J.P. and member of the District Watchmen Committee and Tung Wa Hospital Advisory Committee. Club: Chinese. Address: 10, Caine Road, Hongkong.
# Who's Who in the Far East/HOSIE, Alexander

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​ HOSIE, Alexander (PEKING), F.R.G.S.; H.B.M. Commercial Attache. Ednc.: King's College and University, Aberdeen. Appointed Student Interpreter in China, March 10, 1876; acting Consul at Wuhn, 1831; employed on Special Service at Chungking, 1882 to.1884; acting Vice-Cousul at Whampoa, 1887 to 1888; acting Consul at Wenchow, 1888 to 1891; promoted 1st Assistant, April 1, 1891 acting Consul at Chefoo, 1891; at Amoy, 1892; at Tamsui, 1892; at Wuhu, 1891; at Newchwang, 1894 to 1897; acting Vice-Consul at Pagoda Island, 1897; promoted Consul at Wuchow, Sept. 27, 1897; transferred to Kiukiang, Feb. 24, 1900; promoted Consul-General for Province of Szechwan, April 5, 1902; Commercial Attache at Peking, 1905-06. Address: H.B.M. Legation, Peking, China.
# Who's Who in the Far East/HOZUMI, Nobushige

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​ HOZUMI, Nobushige (TOKYO), LL. D.; Professor of Tokyo University; b. July, 1855, at lyo. Educ.: Middle Temple, England, 1876; Berlin ​University, 1881. Member of House of Peers, 1890-1892. Publications.: The "Codes"; the "Inkyo"; the "Go-nin-gumi," etc. Address: Tokyo, Japan.
# Who's Who in the Far East/HO CH'ENG-AO, General

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​ HO CH'ENG-AO, General (CHIHLI), native of Anhwei; Brigade General, Hsuan-hua, Chihli, 1902.
# Who's Who in the Far East/HOWARD, E. C. C.

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​ HOWARD, E. C. C. (SINGAPORE ), Magistrate. Educ.: Dulwich College. Cadet, Straits Settlements, Civil Service, 1890; passed final examination in Malay, Dec., 1892; acting 3rd Magistrate, Penang, Mar., 1894; acting Superintendent of Education, Penang, Aug., 1894; Collector of Land Revenue, Singapore, 1897; acting 3rd Magistrate, Singapore, Nov., 1897; acting 2nd Magistrate, Penang, Aug., 1898, to June, 1899; acting 1st Magistrate, Penang, Sept. to Dec., 1901; 2nd Magistrate, Penang, April, 1902; acting Commissioner, Court of Requests, Singapore, Nov., 1903; acting 1st Magistrate, Singapore, Aug., 1904; 2nd Magistrate, Singapore, 1905. Club: Singapore. Address: Singapore, Straits Settlements.
# Who's Who in the Far East/HOWELL, James

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​ HOWELL, James (MALACCA), Educationalist; b. Oct. 9, 1862. Head Master, Malay College, Singapore, 1884; acting Head Master. High School, Malacca, 1889; Superintendent of Education, Malacca, 1890; Head Master, High School, Malacca, since 1893. Address: High School, Malacca, Straits Settlements.
# Who's Who in the Far East/HO HIU SHANG

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​ HO HIU SHANG (nee: Ho TUNG.)
# Who's Who in the Far East/HOUGH, Thomas Frederick

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​ HOUGH, Thomas Frederick (HONGKONG), Broker and Auctioneer; partner in the firm of Hughes and Hough, share, coal, and general brokers, auctioneers to the Government, etc. Club: Hongkong. Address: Magazine Gap, The Peak, Hongkong.
# Who's Who in the Far East/HOZUMI, Yatsuka

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​ HOZUMI, Yatsuka (TOKYO), LL.D.; Professor of Tokyo University; b. Feb., 1860. Educ.: Germany, from 1884 to 1888. Has been Professor of Law at Tokyo University since 1889; Secretary of Privy Council from 1891; appointed Member of House of Peers, 1899. Address: Tokyo, Japan.
# War and Peace (Tolstoy)/Maps

I. BATTLE OF AUSTERLITZ
II. WAR OF 1805.
III. ADVANCE AND RETREAT OF NAPOLEON, 1812
IV. BORODINÓ
V. MOSCOW
# War and Peace (Tolstoy)/Second Epilogue

* Chapter 1
* Chapter 2
* Chapter 3
* Chapter 4
* Chapter 5
* Chapter 6
* Chapter 7
* Chapter 8
* Chapter 9
* Chapter 10
* Chapter 11
* Chapter 12
# Women's Suffrage

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# Women

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* Women, a poem by Otokar Březina
* Women (Бабы), а short story by Anton Chekhov, 1891
* Women, а poem by Louise Bogan, 1922
# Weird Tales/Volume 1/Issue 1/Woman Starves Herself To Feed Cats

From Weird Tales, Volume 1, Issue 1
Woman Starves Herself To Feed Cats
In a mean neighborhood in New York City dwelt Mary Bosanti, the "Cat Woman." The neighbors gave her that name because of her excessive love for cats. All the cats in that part of town seemed to be attracted to her house. Every day she went to the corner grocery and bought six quarts of milk, which she carried back to her room. Twenty or more cats always tagged at her heels, and when she spoke to them in a lowered tone they seemed to know what she said. They obeyed her every command. Then, one morning, a neighbor heard groans issuing from the "Cat Woman's" room and called the other tenants of the house. They broke the door in—and found the "Cat Woman" starving, surrounded by a great swarm of cats and more than 200 empty bottles.
# Weird Tales/Volume 1/Issue 2

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WEIRD TALES
THE UNIQUE MAGAZINE
EDWIN BAIRD, Editor
Published monthly by THE RURAL PUBLISHING CORPORATION, 325 N. Capitol Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. Application made for entry as second-class matter at the postoffice at Indianapolis, Indiana. Single Copies, 25 cents. Subscription, $3.00 a year in the United States: $3.50 in Canada. The publishers are not responsible for manuscripts lost in transit. Address all manucripts and other editorial matters to WEIRD TALES 854 N. Clark St., Chicago, Ill. The contents of this magazine are fully protected by copyright and publishers are cautioned against using the same, either wholly or in part.
Copyright, 1923, by The Rural Publishing Corporation.
Contents for April, 1923
SIXTEEN THRILLING SHORT STORIES TWO COMPLETE NOVELETTES TWO TWO-PART STORIES INTERESTING, ODD AND WEIRD HAPPENINGS
| The Scar | Carl Rasmus | 7 |
| A Thrilling Novelette. |||
| Beyond the Door | Paul Suter | 23 |
| A Short Story of Gripping Interest. |||
| The Tortoise Shell Comb | Roylston Markham | 34 |
| A Fantasy of a Mad Brain. |||
| A Photographic Phantasm | Paul Crumpler | 37 |
| The Living Nightmare | Anton M. Oliver | 38 |
| A Night in a House of Death. |||
| The Incubus | Hamilton Craigie | 42 |
| A Frighful Adventure in an Ancient Tomb. |||
| The Bodymaster | Harold Ward | 49 |
| An Amazing Novelette. ​ |||
| Jungle Death | Artemus Calloway | 70 |
| A Story in Which Crocodiles and Voodooism Play the Stellar Roles. |||
| The Snake Fiend | Farnsworth Wright | 75 |
| A Tale of Diabolic Terror. |||
| A Square of Canvas | Anthony M. Rud | 81 |
| A Story of an Insane Artist. |||
| The Affair of the Man in Scarlet | Julian Kilman | 91 |
| A Weird Story of the Thirteenth Century. |||
| The Hideous Face | Victor Johns | 99 |
| A Grim Tale of Frightful Revenge. |||
| The Forty Jars | Ray McGillivray | 105 |
| A Strange Story of the Orient. |||
| The Whispering Thing | Laurie McClintock and Culpeper Chunn | 116 |
| A Two-part Novel of Death and Terror. |||
| The Thing of a Thousand Shapes. | Otis Adelbert Kline | 139 |
| The Concluding Chapters of a Weird Novel. |||
| The Conquering Will | Ted Olson | 152 |
| Do the Dead Return to Life? |||
| Six Feet of Willow | Carrol F. Michener | 157 |
| The Strange Tale of a Yellow Man and His Beloved Reptile. |||
| The Hall of the Dead | Francis D. Grierson | 163 |
| An Occult Story of Ancient Egypt. |||
| The Parlor Cemetery | C. E. Howard | 169 |
| A Grisly Satire. |||
| Golden Glow | Harry Irvine Shumway | 173 |
| A "Haunted House" Story with a Touch of Humor. |||
| The Eyrie | By The Editor | 179 |
YOUNG & WARD, 168 N. Michigan Boulevard, Chicago, Advertising Agents for WEIRD TALES
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# Weird Tales/Volume 1/Issue 1/Unearth Vast Wealth in Egyptian Tomb

From Weird Tales, Volume 1, Issue 1
Unearth Vast Wealth in Egyptian Tomb
RARE treasures of art, priceless gems and the royal trappings of ancient times were discovered by archaeologists when they tunneled their way into the funeral chambers of King Tutankhamen [1358-1350, B. C.] in the Valley of Kings near Luxor, Egypt. Describing the discovery, Lord Carnarvon wrote to a Chicago newspaper correspondent:
"At last a passage was cleared. We again reached a sealed door or wall. We wondered if we should find another staircase, probably blocked, behind this wall, or whether we should get into a chamber. I asked Mr. Carter to take out a few stones and have a look in. He pushed his head partly into the aperture. With the help of a candle, he could dimly discern what was inside. . . . 'These are marvelous objects here,' he said.
"I myself went to the hole, and I could with difficulty restrain my excitement. At the first sight, with the inadequate light, all that one could see was what appeared to be gold bars. On getting a little more accustomed to the light, it became apparent that there were colossal gilt couches with extraordinary heads, boxes here and boxes there. We enlarged the hole and Mr. Carter managed to scramble in—the chamber is sunk two feet below the bottom passage—and then, as he moved around with a candle, we knew we had found something unique and unprecedented."
Among the many treasures which they found in the tomb were royal robes, embroidered with precious stones, the state throne of King Tutankhamen, portraits of the king and queen, incrusted with turquoises, lapsis lazulli and other gems, two life-sized golden statues of the king, with gold scepter and mace, and four gem-studded chariots.
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# Wilmington and Weldon Railroad Company v. King

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## Dissenting Opinion

    Bradley
United States Supreme Court
91 U.S. 3
Wilmington and Weldon Railroad Company v. King
ERROR to the Supreme Court of the State of North Carolina.
Submitted on printed argument by Mr. J. M. Carlisle and Mr. J. D. McPherson for the plaintiff in error. No counsel appeared for the defendant in error.
MR. JUSTICE FIELD delivered the opinion of the court.

## Notes

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# Wilmington Trust Company v. Helvering

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United States Supreme Court
316 U.S. 164
Wilmington Trust Company v. Helvering
Argued: April 10, 1942. --- Decided: April 27, 1942
Mr. William S. Potter, of Wilmington, Del., for petitioner.
Mr. Richard H. Demuth, of Washington, D.C., for respondent.
Mr. Justice DOUGLAS delivered the opinion of the Court.

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# Wilmot v. Mudge

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United States Supreme Court
103 U.S. 217
Wilmot v. Mudge
ERROR to the Superior Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
Mr. James B. Richardson for the plaintiff in error.
Mr. Moorfield Storey, contra.
MR. JUSTICE MILLER delivered the opinion of the court.

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# Wiloil Corporation v. Pennsylvania

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United States Supreme Court
294 U.S. 169
Wiloil Corporation v. Pennsylvania
Argued: Jan. 14, 1935. --- Decided: Feb 4, 1935
Appeal from the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of pennsylvania.
Messrs. J. Smith Christy and A. Leo Weil, both of Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellant.
[Argument of Counsel from page 170 intentionally omitted]
Mr. John Y. Scott, of Harrisburg, Pa., for appellee.
[Argument of Counsel from page 171 intentionally omitted]
Mr. Justice BUTLER delivered the opinion of the Court.

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# Works of the late Doctor Benjamin Franklin/On the Death of his Brother, Mr. John Franklin

ON THE DEATH OF HIS BROTHER.
Mr. JOHN FRANKLIN.
TO MISS HUBBARD.
I CONDOLE with you. We have loſt a moſt dear and valuable relation. But it is the will of God and nature, that theſe mortal bodies be laid aſide, when the ſoul is to enter into real life. This is rather an embryo ſtate, a preparation for living. A man is not completely born until he be dead. Why then ſhould we grieve that a new child is born among the immortals, a new member added to their happy ſociety? We are ſpirits. That bodies ſhould be lent us, while they can afford us pleaſure, aſſiſt us in acquiring knowledge, or doing good to our fellow-creatures, is a kind and benevolent act of God. When they become unfit for theſe purpoſes, and afford us pain inſtead of pleaſure, inſtead of an aid become an incumbrance, and anſwer none of the intentions for which they were given, it is equally kind and benevolent that a way is provided by which we may get rid of them. Death is that way. We ourſelves, in ſome caſes, prudently chooſe a partial death. A mangled painful limb, which cannot be reſtored, we willingly cut off. He who plucks out a, tooth, parts with it freely, ſince the pain goes with it: and he who quits the whole body, parts at once with all pains, and poſſibilities of pains and diſeaſes, it was liable to, or capable of making him ſuffer.
​Our friend and we were invited abroad on a party of pleaſure, which is to laſt for ever. His chair was ready firſt; and he is gone before us. We could not all conveniently ſtart together: and why ſhould you and I be grieved at this, ſince we are ſoon to follow, and know where to find him?
Adieu,
B. FRANKLIN.
# Works of the late Doctor Benjamin Franklin/Paper: a Poem

PAPER: A POEM.
SOME wit of old—ſuch wits of old there were—
Whoſe hints ſhow'd meaning, whoſe alluſions care,
By one brave ſtroke to mark all human-kind,
Call'd clear blank paper ev'ry infant mind;
When ſtill, as opening ſenſe her dictates wrote,
Fair virtue put a ſeal, or vice a blot.
The thought was happy, pertinent, and true;
Methinks a genius might the plan puſue.
I (can you pardon my preſumption), I—
No wit, no genius, yet for once will try.   Various the papers various wants produce,
The wants of faſhion, elegance, and uſe,
Men are as various: and, if right I ſcan,
Each ſort of paper repreſents ſome man.   Pray note the fop—half powder and half lace—
Nice, as a bandbox were his dwelling-place:
He's he gilt-paper, which apart you ſtore,
And lock from vulgar hands in the ’ſcrutoire.   Mechanics, ſervants, farmers, and ſo forth,
Are copy-paper, of inferior worth;
Leſs priz'd, more uſeful, for your deſk decreed,
Free to all pens, and prompt at ev'ry need.   The wretch whom av'rice bids to pinch and ſpare.
Starve, cheat, and pilfer, to enrich an heir,
Is coarſe brown paper; ſuch as pedlars chooſe
To wrap up wares, which better men will uſe.
Take next the miſer's contraſt, who deſtroys
Health, fame, and fortune, in a round of joys.
Will any paper match him? Yes, throughout,
He’s a true ſinking-paper, paſt all doubt.
The retail politician's anxious thought
Deems this ſide always right, and that ſtark nought;
He foams with cenſure; with applauſe he raves—
A dupe to rumours, and a tool of knaves;
He'll want no type his weakneſs to proclaim,
While ſuch a thing as fools-cap has a name.
The hafty gentleman, whofe blood runs high.
Who picks a quarrel, if you ſtep awry,
Who can't a jeſt, or hint, or look endure:
What's he? What? Touch-paper to be ſure.
What are our poets, take them as they fall,
Good, bad, rich, poor, much read, not read at all?
Them and their works in the ſame claſs you'll find;
They are the mere waſte-paper of mankind.
Obſerve the maiden, innocently ſweet,
She's fair white-paper, an unſullied ſheet;
On which the happy man whom fate ordains,
May write his name, and take her for his pains.
One inſtance more, and only one I'll bring;
Tis the great man who ſcorns a little thing,
Whoſe thoughts, whoſe deeds, whoſe maxims are his own,
Formed on the feelings of his heart alone:
True genuine royal-paper is his breaſt;
Of all the kinds moſt precious, pureſt, beſt.