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Religion never was design'd To _make our pleasures less_;
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Upon these topics he dwelt with such force and feeling, that he sent his distinguished congregation away--those of them, at least, who could retain any recollection of what they had heard for five minutes after entering their carriages--with lively fears that there was a very black look-out, indeed, for--the kind of persons whom Mr. Velvet had mentioned--viz. tailors, milliners, mercers, jewellers, and so forth; and who added graver offences, and of a more positive character, to the misconduct which he had pointed out--in their extortion and their rapacity! Would that some of them had been present!--Thus was it that dear Mr. Velvet sent away his hearers overflowing with Christian sympathy; very well pleased with Mr. Velvet, but infinitely better pleased with themselves! The deep impression he had made, was evidenced by a note which he received that evening from the Duchess of Broadacre; most earnestly begging permission to copy his
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in order to send it to her sister, Lady Belle Almacks, who (through early dissipation) was ill of a decline at Naples. I may as well here mention, that about the time of which I am speaking, there came out an engraved portrait of