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Account Of John O'Groat's House.
and their mutual safety , to return quietly that nig ht to their several homes ; and he pledged himself that he would satisfy them all with respect to precedency , and prevent the possibility , of such disputes among them at their future anniversary meetings . Thev all acquiesced , and departed in peace . —In the mean time OHN DE GROAT to fulfil his engagement built a room distinct by
J , , itself , of an octagon shape , with eig ht doors and windows in it ; and having placed in the middle a table of oak of the same shape , when the anniversary meeting took place , he desired each of them to enter at his own door , and to sit at the head of the table , he taking himself the seat that was left unoccupied . By this ingenious contrivance any dispute in regard to rank was preventedas they all found themselves
, on a footing of equality , and their former harmony and good humour was restored . This building was then named John O'Groat ' s House , and though the house is totally gone , the p lace where it stood still retains the name , and deserves to be remembered as long as good intensions and good sense are estimable in the . country * .
Memoirs Of The Late . Dr. Paul Hiffernan.
MEMOIRS OF THE LATE . DR . PAUL HIFFERNAN .
[ Continuedfrom Page i" ]\ . ) WHEN Hiffernan refused accepting credit for six months for a number of books , which he could very well dispose of amongst his friends , we can very well see the price he set on keeping his lodging _ z secret . The sale of the books would be a ready-money traffic to him during the timethe translation would likewise gain him some
repu-; tation ; and as to the payment of his note , that could be settled in his usual tuay , viz . for some time by promises , and at length by a frank acknowledgement of total incapacity : yet all these advantages were foregone sooner than " divulge the secrets of his prison-house "—there he was alike impenetrable to friend and foe . The next thing of that engaged our Author ' s
attenany consequence tion , was a work called " Dramatic Genius "—which he dedicated to Garrick , his friend and patron through life . This work is divided into five books . The first delineates a p lan of a permanent temple to be erected to the memory of Shakespeare , with suitable decorations and inscriptions . The second investigates the progress of the human
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Account Of John O'Groat's House.
and their mutual safety , to return quietly that nig ht to their several homes ; and he pledged himself that he would satisfy them all with respect to precedency , and prevent the possibility , of such disputes among them at their future anniversary meetings . Thev all acquiesced , and departed in peace . —In the mean time OHN DE GROAT to fulfil his engagement built a room distinct by
J , , itself , of an octagon shape , with eig ht doors and windows in it ; and having placed in the middle a table of oak of the same shape , when the anniversary meeting took place , he desired each of them to enter at his own door , and to sit at the head of the table , he taking himself the seat that was left unoccupied . By this ingenious contrivance any dispute in regard to rank was preventedas they all found themselves
, on a footing of equality , and their former harmony and good humour was restored . This building was then named John O'Groat ' s House , and though the house is totally gone , the p lace where it stood still retains the name , and deserves to be remembered as long as good intensions and good sense are estimable in the . country * .
Memoirs Of The Late . Dr. Paul Hiffernan.
MEMOIRS OF THE LATE . DR . PAUL HIFFERNAN .
[ Continuedfrom Page i" ]\ . ) WHEN Hiffernan refused accepting credit for six months for a number of books , which he could very well dispose of amongst his friends , we can very well see the price he set on keeping his lodging _ z secret . The sale of the books would be a ready-money traffic to him during the timethe translation would likewise gain him some
repu-; tation ; and as to the payment of his note , that could be settled in his usual tuay , viz . for some time by promises , and at length by a frank acknowledgement of total incapacity : yet all these advantages were foregone sooner than " divulge the secrets of his prison-house "—there he was alike impenetrable to friend and foe . The next thing of that engaged our Author ' s
attenany consequence tion , was a work called " Dramatic Genius "—which he dedicated to Garrick , his friend and patron through life . This work is divided into five books . The first delineates a p lan of a permanent temple to be erected to the memory of Shakespeare , with suitable decorations and inscriptions . The second investigates the progress of the human