... not to observe this fact, and properly; discount it. Rumours as to the Royal Family are, strange to say, as plentiful as blackberries when in season. I In the present condition of our public exchequer lijcreased salaries will scarcely be regarded as seasonable ...

... Steele was remarkably natural, a spirit of consistency rarely found in amateurs being shown. The personifieation of Mr. Blackberry Thistletop had evidently atodied his port. His good humour and jollity causing uproarious laughter; his get.up was immense ...