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VOLUME THE FOURTH.

N.266.

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WHEN I first refolved upon doing myself this honour, I could not but indulge a certain vanity in dating from this little covert, where I have

2 Steele built, and inhabited for a few years, an elegant houfe adjoining to the fide of the palace, which he called by this name. Not long after the date of this dedication, being embarraffed by his vanity of profufion, or his imprudence of generofity, he borrowed 1000l. of Addifon on this house and its furniture, giving bond and judgment for the repayment of the money at the end of twelve months. On the forfeiture of the bond, Addifon's attorney proceeded to execution; the house and furniture were fold; the furplus Addison remitted to Steele, with a genteel letter, ftating the friendly reason of this extraordinary procedure, viz. to awaken him, if poffible, from a lethargy that must end in his inevitable ruin.' Steele received the letter with his wonted composure and ga ety, met his friend as ufual, and the friendship fubfifted to the end of Addifon's life, with a few little bickerings VOL. IV.

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