vert, under the guidance of his spiritual confess
sor,* who pointing to Brimstone Ocean, unfolds
a tale which terrifies his disciple to a degree, that
—" Must harrow up his soul'; freeze his young blood)
" Make his two eyes like stars start from their sphere;
" His knotty and combined locks to part.
" And each particular hair to stand on end,
" Like quills upon the fretful porcupine."

The sanguinary Jew, while he leans upon an
altar, on which lies a knifej—inscribed bloody,
sacrifices to his revenge an unfortunate insect,
which he caught carelessly wandering on the en-
virons of his head.

Beneath is Mrs. Tofls,i of Godalviing, well
known in the annals of credulity; in the violence

• The influence of these men is astonishing. They have
the mind, body, and outward estate of their proselytes under
absolute dominion; all their assertions are considered as
prophecies, and every request has the force of a corn-
Men seem to have a natural tendency to a belief in divina-
tion, and we have many instances where the commanders
of armies hive made great use of this easy Jaitb. When
Cromwell was in Scotland, a soldier stood with Lilly's Al-
manack in his hand, and as the troops passed him, roared
out, « Lo! hear what Lilly saith, yon are promised vic-
" tory ! fight it out, brave boys, and when you have con-
" qnered,—read the month's prediction."

t Whosoever wisheth to know more of this Surry Semi-
ramie, and her brood of rabbits, may consult the Memoirs
°< M. St. Andre, and some twelve or fifteen ingenious pam-
phlets, published about the year 1726, at which time a