Mr. FLYN,

Your Speculations are too long.

Mr. SHORT,

My next fhall be shorter.

TOM SHORT.

WILLIAM FLYN.

"Mr. FLYN,

In your papers or Differtations, or Lucubrations, "Speculations, or Effays, (for I will call you an Effayilt (although the great Johnfon has made a diftinction between them ;) for if you turn to his Dictionary, (the greatest work the world has ever seen, far furpafling the Dictionary of the Royal Academy of Sciences in France, Il Vocabolario della Crufca for the Italian, or El Diccionario Real della lengua Caftellana for the Spanish) (I mean the fulio edition) you will find, that he fay's in his fynonymes, (from a Greek word) (fignifying names that fignify the fame thing) a Speculation is a mental view, or intellectual examination or contemplation,' &c. (which is worth your reading) and an Effay is a loose fally of the mind, an irregular, indigefted piece, &c. ' (which you had better turn to) (though I'll call you which you please,) (for I think you partake of both) I must give you a piece of advice, which I fhall do fhortly, (as I hate to be prolix,) be more copious, or protracted, or longer, and not fo curt or brief. TIMOTHY TEDIOUS.

Mr. TEDIOUS,

In my next Effay, Speculation, Differtation or Lucubration, (for you may call me an Effayift or Specu. latift which you please) I fhall be a great deal longer, and not fo curt, or brief.

WILLIAM FLYN.

SIR,

If you continue to fill your Speculations with fafhions, knotting and fuch trumpery, your paper will only be fit for the females of this age, who are so remarkably fond of levity, that I am ashamed of them; and if you don't change you fubje&s to fomething feTious, you can no longer expect a reader in SUSANNA GRAVEAIRS.

DEAR FLYN,

Let us have more on the fashions, or fomething fmart about the jemmy young fellows of the town. If you give us many of your grave papers I shan't endure you. Yours, &c.

Mr. FLYN,

JENNY GIDDY.

Amongst the various fubjects of your Speculations you have not touched upon a very interesting one to many of your readers; I mean politics. There is a club of us meets every poft day, to drink porter, to coafider the state of the nation, and confult together for the public good. We take in your paper, as it contains a great deal of news; but are much furprized that you can see the conftitution fubverted without emotion. A little touch on the Miniftry would be agreeable in your next.

SIR,

ALEXANDER ANXIOUS.

Notwithstanding your repeated declarations of keeping clear of all political matters, I find the moft dangerous principles laid down in one of your late Speculations. As they are concealed with great art, they are the more pernicious, and I think it the duty

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of every citizen, in these critical times, to lay them open to the Public, which I fhall certainly do in ag exprefs treatise.

The paper I complain of is the 26th, in which you defcribe a Female Parliament. So, Mr. FLYN, Lord's and Commons ridiculed in a breath. I thought what you would be at, when you hinted that the Hanover fucceffion was brought about by a pair of gloves. For "Thame!

You are refolved that no part of the Royal family fhall escape you. Every body knows who you mean by Paris; and as to the Miniftry and great Öfficers of the Crown, you reprefent them no better than milli*ners, mantua-makers and hair-dreffers. Your grenadier cap, which contains an oblique ftroke at the affair in St. George's Fields, has really fome humour în it; but when you come to the Doll from St. James's, I can't help exclaiming, O Tempora! O Mores! As you find there is one who can discover your intentions, you should be more careful for the future; 'if you do not, beware of

FLYN,

OLD SLYBOOTS.

Rot your Speculations. I am pefter'd with them from morning to night. When I go to the Coffeehoufe to indulge my fpleen with the nonfenfical purfuits of mankind, 1 hear nothing, but You waiter, bring Flyn's paper. Hibernian Chronicle in hand, Sir. Here you Sir, is there a d-d good Speculation to day?

dear yes, Sir, there's a great demand for Flyn to day; three of them were ftolen this morning before breakfast. D-n me, Jack, the horse writes a devilish good letter. Waiter, buy me a Flyn. When I fly from the men, and

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take refuge with the women, there you are again, at breakfast, dinner, fupper, amongst fathers, mothers, daughters. Molly, my dear, don't floop fo, you'll be like the round fhouldered young Lady in the Speculations. "Did you fee the paper on knotting? No ceremonies, Gentlemen; you remember Flyn; the dinner will be cold. This is the eternal roud; fo write no more, unless you can give some private hiftory, or fevere fatire, which will be more pleasing to

MATTHEW MOROSE.

Meff. WILLIAM FLYN and Co.

SIRS,

This ferves to remit you my thanks for yours, which comes duly to hand, and the contents noted in conformity. Errors excepted, I approve much of your Speculations, and don't doubt but the returns on the tot will be good. I am advised already that French night-caps lie on hands, knotting dull, heads book-up, head dreffes look down, and the balance turning in fayour of fat fhoulders. But feveral articles, not yet toa hed, continue at par. These you'll not fail to

take in course, and above all that heavy draw-back on industry, cards, which make no finall figure on the fer contra of the year.

I find, on an average, that one night of my wife's at Loo fquanders the labour of four of my days. On the twenty-ninth of September laft, I opened an account current with Pam, and on the twenty-ninth of March (though I am convinced there are many articles of which I am not advised) made the balance againft him (including cost of fuppers and chair-hire) no less than 2171. 11 s. 4 d. befides my lofs of fleep, and my wife's company, which

2331 I did not charge. To this I may fairly tack twenty pounds for her extraordinary cloaths and gloves. IS work hard, Sirs, during the winter, in my cellar and counting-house. My rifques are great, and my anxie ety not little. These deductions are too heavy on my labour. Please advise your opinion of this, and whether you think our luxury in general is not before hand with our riches. I hope to hear from you at maturity, and am

SIR S

Your humble fervant,

HEZEKIAH INVOICE.

P. S. I have waited for the launching of your packet-boat on the 20th ult. as per yours of the 19th of April, No. 8. Hope no accident has happened. Shall have frequent occafion to give her freight. Yours as before,

H. I.

Mr. Invoice's letter is on a subject of much importance to the Public, and shall be duly considered at a proper opportunity.

you

My dear Mr. FLYN,

Tell me, ah! do, the real name of the perfons

allude to in your Speculations, and particularly who was the girl with the French night-cap, who lost` the young man by her round fhoulders, who was she that reclaimed the dear rake in your 15th paper, and the " in your 29th who went off with the valet; but above all tell me who wrote the papers on the fashions, for I'll fwear they were not your own. I have as little curio fity as any creature in the world, but I am burfting to know all these things. My Papa fays they are only general characters; but I am convinced you have a

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