, which hath by several wise Men been considered as
extremely mean and derogatory from the Philosophic Dignity, must be in some
Measure performed by the greatest Prince, Heroe, or Philosopher upon Earth; nay,
sometimes Nature hath been so frolicksome as to exact of these dignified
Characters, a much more exorbitant Share of this Office, than she hath obliged
those of the lowest Order to perform.
    To say the Truth, as no known Inhabitant of this Globe is really more than
Man, so none need be ashamed of submitting to what the Necessities of Man
demand; but when those great Personages I have just mentioned, condescend to aim
at confining such low Offices to themselves; as when by hoarding or destroying,
they seem desirous to prevent any others from eating, they then surely become
very low and despicable.
    Now after this short Preface, we think it no Disparagement to our Heroe to
mention the immoderate Ardour with which he laid about him at this Season.
Indeed it may be doubted, whether Ulysses, who by the Way seems to have had the
best Stomach of all the Heroes in that eating Poem of the Odyssey, ever made a
better Meal. Three Pounds at least of that Flesh which formerly had contributed
to the Composition of an Ox, was now honoured with becoming Part of the
individual Mr. Jones.
    This Particular we thought ourselves obliged to mention, as it may account
for our Heroe's temporary Neglect of his fair Companion; who eat but very
little, and was indeed employed in Considerations of a very different Nature,
which passed unobserved by Jones, till he had entirely satisfied that Appetite
which a Fast of twenty-four Hours had procured him; but his Dinner was no sooner
ended, than his Attention to other Matters revived; with these Matters therefore
we shall now proceed to acquaint the Reader.
    Mr. Jones, of whose personal Accomplishments we have hitherto said very
little, was in reality, one of the handsomest young Fellows in the World. His
Face, besides being the Picture of Health, had in it the most apparent Marks of
Sweetness and Good-Nature. These Qualities were indeed so characteristical in
his Countenance, that while the Spirit and Sensibility in his Eyes, tho' they
must have been perceived by an accurate Observer, might have escaped the Notice
of the less discerning, so strongly was this Good-nature painted in his Look,
that it was remarked by almost every one who saw him.
    It was, perhaps, as much owing to this, as to a very fine Complection, that
his Face had a Delicacy in it almost inexpressible, and which might
