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seller, the haven where you would be—and presentyourself to the porter at the gate—a sort of Castle-of-Indolence-man, but only so in appearance ; forhe will first look narrowly at your dress, and if ithas come off without many rents from the afore-said thorns, he will let you into the hall or entry,and, according to your appearance, will desireyou to take a chair, or, perhaps, refreshments;but have a care of this, and remember what is saidin the Proverbs about " deceitful meat.'' Hereyou will undergo a sort of craniological examina-tion. Your skull must serve various purposes;will the os frontis do for a battering-ram?—canit be levelled with advantage against church orstate?■—has it the organ of forgetfulness suffi-ciently marked for a convenient oblivion of whatyou advance one day to be denied on the next?These, with various other powers and capabilities,will be carefully noted; and last, and not the leastof his inquiries, will be (but this will be managedaside), whether your skull will make a gooddrinking-cup, and whether its shape and textureare best suited to hold port, claret, or champagne.