equal to what can be acquired, undebauched wind, and a bottom fpirit, never to pronounce the word ENOUGH. He fights the ftick as well as most men, and underítands a good deal of the fmall-fword. This practice has given him the diftinction of time and MEASURE beyond the reft. He ftops as regularly as the fwords-man, and carries his blows truly in the line; he fteps not back, distrusting of himself to ftop a blow, and piddle in the return, with an arm una.ded by h.s body, producing but a kind of flyflap blows, fuch as the paftry-cooks ufe to Leat thofe infects from their tarts and cheef cakes. No-Broughton fteps bold and firmly in; bids a welcome to the coming biow; receives it with his guardian arm; then with a general fummons of his fwell.ng muscles, and his firm body feconding his arm, and supplying it with all its weight, pours the pile driving force upon his man. That I may not be thought particular in dwelling too long upon Broughton, I leave him with this affertion, that as he, I beLeve, will scarce truft a battle to a warning age, I never fhall think he is to be beaten, till I fee him beat. About the time I first obferved this promifing hero upon the ftare, his chief competitors were Pipes and Gretting. He beat then both (and I thought with cafe) as often as he fought them. Pipes was the neatest boxer I remember. He put in his blows about the face (which he fought at moft) with furpr.fing time and judgment. He maintained his battles for many years by his extraordinary fkill, against men of far fupericr ftrength. Pipes was but weakly made; his appearance bespoke activity, but his hand, arm, and body were but fmall; though by that acquired fpring of his arm he hit prodigious blows; and I really think that at laft, when he was beat out of his championship, it was more owing to his debauchery than the merit of thefe who beat him. Gretting was a strong antagonist to Pipes. They contended hard together for fome time, and were almoft alternate victors. Gretting had the nearest way of going to the ftomach (which is what they call the mark) of any man 1 knew. He was a moft artful boxer, ftronger made than Pipes, and dealt the ftraiteft blows. But what made Pipes a match for him, was his rare bottom spirit, which would bear a deal of beating; but this, in my mind, Gretting was not fufficiently furnished with; for after he was beat twice together by Pipes, Hammersmith Jack, a meer floven of a Boxer, and every body that fought him afterwards, beat him. I muft, notwithstanding, do that justice to Gretting's memory, as to own that his debauchery very much contributed to spoil a great Boxer; but yet I think he had not the bottom of the other. Much about this time, there was one Whitaker, who fought the Venetian Gondolier He was a very firong fellow, but a clumfy Boxer. He had two qualifications very much contributing to help him out. He was very extraordinary for his throwing, and contriving to pitch his weighty body on the fallen man. The other was, that he was a hardy fellow, and would bear a deal of beating. This was the man pitched upon to fight the Venetian. I was at Slaughter's Coffee-houfe when the match was made, by a gentleman of an advanced flation: he forg for Fig to procure a proper man for him; he told him to take care of his man, because it was for a large fum; and the Venetian was a man of extraordinary ftrength, and famous for breaking the jaw-bone in boxing. Fig replied, in his rough manner, I do not know, mafter, but he may break one of his own countrymen's jaw-bones with his fift; but I will bring him a man, and he thall not break his jaw-bone with a fledge hammer inhis hand. The battle was fought at Fig's amphi... cheatre, before a fplendid company, the reliteft houfe of that kind I ever faw. While the Gondolier was stripping, my heart yearned for my counayman. His arm took up all ol fervation; it was furprisingly large, long, and mufcular. He pitched himself forward with his right leg, and his arm full extended, and as Whitaker approached, gave him a blow on the fide of the head, that knocked him quite off the stage, which was remarkable for its height. Whitaker's misfortune in his fall was then the grandeur of the company, on which account they fuff.red no common people in, that ufually fit on the ground and line the ftage round. It was then all clear, and Whitaker had nothing to ftop him but the bottom. There was a ge neral foreign huzza on the fide of the Venetian, prenouncing cur countryman's downfai; but Whitaker took no more time than was required to get up again, when finding his fault in ftanding out to the length of the Our author explains this term in the following manner: "There are two things required to make this BOTTOM, that is, wind and spirit, or heart, or wherever you can fix the refidence of courage. Wind may be greatly brought about by exerc.fe and diet; but the Spirit is the first equipment of a Boxer. Without this fubftantial thing, both art and strength will avail a man but little. other's other's arm, he, with a little ftoop, ran boldly in beyond the heavy mallet, and with one English peg in the ftomach (quite a new thing to foreigners) brought him on his breech. The blow carried too much of the English rudeness for him to bear, and finding himself fo unmanner y used, he fcorned to have any more doings with his flovenly hit. So fine a houfe was too engaging to Fig not to court another. He therefore ftepped up and told the gentlemen that they might think he had picked out the best Man in London on this occafion; but to convince them to the contrary, he said, that if they would come that day fe'nnight, he would bring a man who fhould beat this Whitaker in ten minutes, by fair hitting. This brought very near as great and fine a company as the week before. The man was Nathaniel Peartree, who knowing the others bottom, and his deadly way of finging, took a moft judicious, method to beat him-Let his character come in here - He was a moft admirable Boxer, and I do not know one he was not a match for, before he lost his finger. He was famous, like Pipes, for fighting at the face, but stronger in his blows. He knew Whitaker's hardinefs, and doubting of his being able to give him beating enough, cunningly determined to fight at his eyes. His judgment carried in his arm fo well, that in about fix minutes both Whitaker's eyes were fhut up; when groping about a while for his man, and finding him not, he wifely gave out, with thefe odd words, Damme, I am not beat, but what fignifies my fighting when I cannot fee my man? We will now come to times a little fresher, and of later date. George Taylor, *, known by the name of George the Barber, fprang up surprisingly. He has beat all the chief Boxers but Brough ftanding Champion: for George was not then twenty, and Broughton was in the zenith of his age and art. Since that he has greatly diftinguifhed himself with others, but has never engaged Broughton more. He is a ftrong able Boxer, who with a kill extraordinary, aided by his knowledge of the small and back-fword, and a remarkable judgement in the cross-buttock fall, may conteft with any. Eut, plcafe or difpleafe, I am refolved to be ingenuous in my characters. Therefore I am of opinion, that he is not overflocked with that neceffary ingredient of a Boxer, called a bottom; and am apt to fufpect, that blows of equal ftrength with his, too much affe&t him, and disconcert his conduct. Before I leave him, let me do him this juftice to fay, that if he were unquestionable in his bottom, he would be a match for any man. It will not be improper, after George the Earber, to introduce one Bofwell, a man who wants nothing but courage to qualify him for a compleat Boxer. He has a particular blow with his left hand at the jaw, which comes almost as hard as a little horfe kicks. Praife be to his power of fighting, his excel. lent choice of TIME and MEASURE, his fuperior judgement, dispatching forth his executing arm! but fye upon his dastard heart, that marrs it all! As I knew that fellow's abilities, and his worm-dread foul, I never faw him heat, but I wifhed him to be beaten. Though I am charmed with the idea of his power and manner of fighting, I am fick at the thoughts of his nurse-wanting courage. Farewel to him, with this fair acknowledgement, that if he had a true ENGLISH bottom (the best fitting epithet for a man of fpirit) he would carry all before him, and be a match for even Broughton himself. I will name two men together, whom I take to be the best bottom men of the modern Boxers; and they are Smallwood, and George Stephenfon the coachman. I saw the * This man died Feb. 21, 1750, and the following Epitaph is on his tomb-ftone in Deptford church-yard : Farewel, ye honours of my brow! Victorious wreaths, farewel! One trip from Death has laid me low, By whom fuch numbers fell! Yet bravely I'll dispute the prize, Nor yield, tho' out of breath! 'Tis but a fail! I yet fhall rife, And conquer-even DEATH! The newspapers of the time take notice of a battle fought between Taylor and Slack, the 31st of January 1749-50, at Broughton's Amphitheatre, which held 25 minutes, when Taylon with fome difficulty beat his antagonist. latter latter fight Broughton for forty minutes. Broughton I knew to be ill at that time; befides, it was a hafty-made match, and he had not that regard for his preparation as he afterwards found he fhould have had. But here his true bottom was proved, and his conduct fhone. They fought in one of the fair-booths at Tottenham Court, railed at the end towards the pit. After about thirty-five minutes, being both against the rails, and fcrambling for a fall, Broughton got fuch a lock upon him, as no mathematician could have devised a better. There he held him by this artificial lock, depriving him of all power of rifing or falling, till refting his head for about three or four minutes on his back, he found himself recovering; then loofed the hold, and on fetting to again, he hit the coachman as hard a blow as any he had given him in the whole battle, that he could no longer ftand; and his brave contending heart, though with reluctance, was forced to yield. The coachman is a moft beautiful hitter; he puts in his blows fafter than Broughton, but then one of the latter's told for three of the former's. Pity-fo much spirit should not inhabit a stronger body! madness. If I were to choose a Boxer for my money, and could but purchase him ftrength equal to his refolution, Smallwood fhould be the man. James I proclaim a most charming Boxer. He is delicate in his blows, and has a wrift as delightful to thofe who fee him fight, as it is nckly to thofe who fight against him. I acknowledge him to have the best spring of the arm of all the modern Boxers; he is a compleat master of the art; and, as I do not know he wants a tottom, I think it a great pity he fhould be beat for want of ftrength to ftand his man. I have now gone through the characters of the moft noted Boxers, and finithed my whole work. As I could not praise all in every article, I must offend fome; but if I do not go to bed till every body is pleafed, my head will ach as bad as Sir Roger's. I declare that I have not had the least thought of offending throughout the whole treatise, and therefore this declaration fhall be my quiet draught. Let me conclude with a general call to the true British Spirit, which, like purest gold, has no alloy. How readily would I encourage it, through the most threaten.ng_dangers, or severest pains, or pledge of life ittelf! Let us imitate the glorious example we enjoy, in the faving Offspring of our King, and blessed Guardian of our Country. Him let us follow with our keen fwords, and warm glowing hearts, in defence of our just cause, and prefervation of Britain's honour. To the EDITOR of the EUROPEAN MAGAZINE. DESCRIPTION of WINTER, as it appears in HINDOSTAN. SIR, INNUMERABLE tranflations from the Perfian have been given to the world, fome of them affuming the title of paraphrases, from their being deftitute of the remoteft analogy in fenfe or fimilarity of expreffion with the original. But I have seen none which could convey to an English reader any idea of the common figurative style of their authors, which prevails in far the greatest part of their compofitions, and from which our tranflators shrink, terrified at the appearance of mutilated periods, redundant circumlocutions, and crouds of metaphors heaped together without art or connection. You will perceive by this time, Mr. Editor, that the above is meant to ferve as an apology for all thofe faults in what I now fubmit to your inspection, and which you will lay be fore the public, if you think it deferves it. The following, which has only the merit of being a literal translation, is prefented to the public, as a fpecimen of the kind of compofition, termed by the Perfians COLOURED EXPRESSION, which name it has acquired from the multitude of epithets, of metaphors, and other oriental embellishments with which it is interfperfed. These are so foreign to the genius of the English language, that every tranflation in which they are prefurved, must inevitably have an appearance of extreme gaucheté. But that I may, in fome measure, compensate the flyle, I have chofen a description of winter, which cannot fail to have fomething particular, from the pen of a writer who never faw its feverities difplayed on any other scene than Hindoftan. The reader, then, will not expect to fee her advance fullen, and fad, with all her rifing train, train, vapours, and clouds, and forms,' but PERSIUS. ALREADY a change was apparent in the feafon, and symptoms of mutability became evident in the conftitution of the times. The mighty king of the flars, forfiking the foale* of justice, laid viclent hands on the sheaf, which injuftice curtailed the carcer of day, and lengthened the broad veil of darknets. The troops of harvest, who had long waited for this event in the ambuscade ct expectation, now leaped from their concealment, with a design of pillaging the four inhabited quarters of the globe; and advancing on the plain of the univ.rfe, began to extend the hand of rapacity: the coldness of their charity froze juitice; whilft they began their attack, by laying fiege to orchards and gardens, divesting them completely of their leaves and mufical notes. The earth and its inhbitants, from a dread of their fwift and warlike courfers, began to fhiver like the trombling afpin; whilft others, like foxes, becoming cnamoured of fers, fhut themfelves up in their fecluded apartments, and of farved the external defolation from the roots of the.r fecurity. The clusters of grapes which have efcaped the perfecution of the jackalls, now offer thanksgiving in the cell of humility; whilft that vagrant fluid, which formerly af. pired to circumnavigate the globe, now baTo the EDITOR of the T SIR, nishing the fantastic idea of travelling, remains contentedly in its place: and that wind, which used to fport in the smooth expanfe of the ocean, being feized with a violent panic, in its fight overfet huge rocks. The trees, as naked as if just come to refurrection, and stripped of their leaves and buds. extend their imploring arms to heaven. The nightingales fly from the garden to complain of the fun s clopement, leaving the ravens in poffhion of the orchards; and the sheet of the earth, in expectation of being imprinted with vernal productions, becomes whiter than the check of the jeffamine. The lowly inha bitants of the field, chid by the raging blast, have fled on the road of annihilation; the rofe and the tulip, leaving their deferted habitations to the owl, fall victims to the gloomy Di†, and the furious Behmer, ther beautiful o naments torn in ten thoufand pieces; the ftatcly cyprefs, which had long reigned in the metropolis of vegetation, is pulled from the throne of dominion; the lily, riting on its unbending ftalk, was diverted of its foliage, by these worte than Tartarian invaders, and thrown p oftrate in the cell f deftruction. Neither did the fragrant locks of the hyacinth, nor the plated treffs of the honey-fuckie, preferve them from the ruthlefs foe; whilft the rofe-buds, just opening to the day, expired with terror at the difinal fhricks of Di's oppreffive fquadrons, and their crimson remnants were fcattered on every fide. EUROPEAN MAGAZINE. That on Mr. charge of his fon's education. HE account of the differences fubfifting in Trinity College, as given in your two laft Magazines, being principally extracted from the affidavits on each fide, muit of courfe be admitted by both parties as true. To the general fatement no objection can fairly be made, and yet fome circumstances may not be fufficiently explained. One omiffion there is which, though it has arifin from a partial knowledge of the fubj.ct, and not from any wish to fupprefs the truth, ought not to pass unnoticed. It is trifling as to the merits of the caufe; but it may pol. fibly injure the reputation of an indivi dual. After ftating that Mr. Popple had waited upon the Milter, and applied to him for a copy of the centre, it is ob. frved in a Note, that the Maiter in bis affidavit lays, "that with respect to this application he understood Mr. Popple's vifit to have been in confequence of an offer which had been made to him to take education. Alloding to the fun's quitting Libra, and entering the @gn Virgo: by the Arabs denom.nated the theaf. + D. and Beamen give their names to two of the winter months. THE THE LONDON REVIEW AND LITERARY JOURNAL, FOR JANUARY, 1788. Quid fit turpe, quid utile, quid dulce, quid not. Obfervations relative to Picturesque Beauty; made in the Year 1772, on feveral Parts of England; particularly the Mountains and Lakes of Cumberland and Weftmoreland. By William Gilpin, M. A. Prebendary of Salisbury, and Vicar of Bolder in New Foreft, near Lymington. 2 Vols. 8vo, Blamire. 1786. With Plates. 11. 11s. 6d. in Boards. WORK which has lain for fometime English language, STERNE and GILPIN Ain manufcript feldom fails, if pub fall within the an, SIER lifhed, of being weil received. If worthlefs, it is fuppreffed: if valuable, the writer's partialities being weakened by time, and his judgement ftrengthened in proportion, his work undergoes due revifion and correction. Thoughts thrown together for a man's own amufement, or for the amusement of a few friends, have an advantage over a work which is written intentionally for publication. The former enjoys a freedom which the latter in general is a stranger to. The licences of a PRIVATE MANUSCRIPT require alone to be done away in publication. The work before us was written for private amusement in the year 1772, and was publifbed in 1786; lying in manufcript an interval of fourteen years; during which time it was read and improved by the author and his friends; and at length prepared (with it should feem no fmall care) for publication. It has therefore had the requifite advantages of a literary work; and its merit is fuch as few literary works can claim: not merely, however, through the circumftances attending its compofition and publication, but chiefly owing to a peculiar ftyle of thinking, and a happy mode of expreffion, which this author may claim as his own. In point of originality, as writers in the VOL. XIII. In a preface we are told, that “the Obfervations before us were at first thrown together, WARM FROM THE SUBJECT, each evening after the fcene of the day had been prefented; and in a moment of 'more leifure, were corrected, and put into form-but merely for the amufement of the writer himself; who had not, in truth, at that time, the leaft idea of their being able to furnish amusement to any body elfe. A few only of his friends faw them. One of them, however, saw them with fo partial an eye, that he thought proper to mention them to the public. This raised the curiosity of many; and laid the author under the neceffity of producing his papers to a wider circle; but ftill without any defign of publishing them. A fenfe of their imperfections, and of the many difficulties in which fuch a work would engage him, prevent ed any intention of that kind. "Among others who defired to see them, was the late duchefs dowager of Portland; a lady, of whofe fuperior character the world is well informed. Having feen them foon after they were written, and a fecond time after an interval of feven or eight years, her Grace preffed the author to print them; most obligingly offering to facilitate an expensive publication by contributing largely to a fubfcription. Though the author chose to de Mafon's Memoirs of Gray, P. 377. cline |