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to Mr Sheridan's play of the Critic, where theywill find many interesting Anecdotes aswell of him as of his freind Sir ChristopherHatton. –His Majesty was of that amiabledisposition which inclines to Freindships, &in such points was poſseſsed of a keener pene--tration in DiscoveringMerit than many otherpeople. I once heard an exellentSharade on aCarpet, of which the subject I am now on reminds me, and as I think it may affordmy Readers some Amusement to find it out, I shall here take the liberty of presentingit to them.

Sharade

My first is what my second was to KingJames the 1st, and you tread on my whole.

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