THE GUARDIAN .
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of their future life. This good fortune happened to me ; for during the time of my being an un der-graduate, I became intimately acquainted with Mr. Ambroſe Lizard, who was a fellow
commoner of the neighbouring college. I have the honour to be well known to Mr. Joſiah Pul
len ", of our hall above-mentioned ; and attribute
the florid old age I now enjay to my conſtant morning walks up Hedington-hill in hischeerful If the gentleman be ſtill living, I hereby give him my humble ſervice. But as I was going to ſay, I contracted in my early youth
company.
an intimate friendſhip with young Mr.Lizard of Northamptonſhire.
He was ſent for a little
before he was ofbachelor's ſtanding, to be married to Mrs. Jane Lizard , an heireſs, whoſe father would have it fo for the ſake of the name.
Mr.
Ambroſe knew nothing ofit till he came to Lizard hall on Saturday night, ſaw the young lady at dinner the next day, and was married by order of his father fir Ambroſe, between eleven and twelve the Tueſday following. Some years after, when my friend came to be fir Ambroſe himſelf,
and finding upon proofof her, that he had lighted upon a good wife , he gave the curate who joined their hands the parſonage of Welt, not far off
Wellinborough ' My friend was married in the year 62, and every year following, for eighteen
years together, I left the college (except that year wherein I was choſen fellow of Lincoln ), and ► See Wood's Athena Oxon . Vol. II. p. 215. edit. 1691 ,
How muſt a Northamptonſhire-man ſtare at this mix ture of truth and fiction ! A.
