Mr。　Theobald　had　not　writ　about　it　sufficiently；　there　were　three
  or　four　more　new　editions　of　his　plays　coming　out；　which　he　hoped
  would　satisfy　every　one：　　concluding；　〃I　marvel　nothing　so　much
  as　that　men　will　gird　themselves　at　discovering　obscure　beauties
  in　an　author。　　Certes　the　greatest　and　most　pregnant　beauties　are
  ever　the　plainest　and　most　evidently　striking；　and　when　two
  meanings　of　a　passage　can　in　the　least　balance　our　judgments
  which　to　prefer；　I　hold　it　matter　of　unquestionable　certainty
  that　neither　of　them　is　worth　a　farthing。〃　　From　his　works　our
  conversation　turned　on　his　monument；　upon　which；　Shakespeare；
  shaking　his　sides；　and　addressing　himself　to　Milton；　cried　out；
  〃On　my　word；　brother　Milton；　they　have　brought　a　noble　set　of
  poets　together；　they　would　have　been　hanged　erst　have　＇ere　they
  had＇　convened　such　a　company　at　their　tables　when　alive。〃　　〃True；
  brother；〃　answered　Milton；　〃unless　we　had　been　as　incapable　of
  eating　then　as　we　are　now。〃
  CHAPTER　IX
  More　adventures　in　Elysium。
  A　crowd　of　spirits　now　joined　us；　whom　I　soon　perceived　to　be　the
  heroes；　who　here　frequently　pay　their　respects　to　the　several
  bards　the　recorders　of　their　actions。　　I　now　saw　Achilles　and
  Ulysses　addressing　themselves　to　Homer；　and　Aeneas　and　Julius
  Caesar　to　Virgil：　　Adam　went　up　to　Milton；　upon　which　I　whispered
  Mr。　Dryden　that　I　thought　the　devil　should　have　paid　his
  compliments　there；　according　to　his　opinion。　　Dryden　only
  answered；　〃I　believe　the　devil　was　in　me　when　I　said　so。〃
  Several　applied　themselves　to　Shakespeare；　amongst　whom　Henry　V
  made　a　very　distinguishing　appearance。　　While　my　eyes　were　fixed
  on　that　monarch　a　very　small　spirit　came　up　to　me；　shook　me
  heartily　by　the　hand；　and　told　me　his　name　was　THOMAS　THUMB。　　I
  expressed　great　satisfaction　in　seeing　him；　nor　could　I　help
  speaking　my　resentment　against　the　historian；　who　had　done　such
  injustice　to　the　stature　of　this　great　little　man；　which　he
  represented　to　be　no　bigger　than　a　span；　whereas　I　plainly
  perceived　at　first　sight　he　was　full　a　foot　and　a　half　（and　the
  37th　part　of　an　inch　more；　as　he　himself　informed　me）；　being
  indeed　little　shorter　than　some　considerable　beaux　of　the　present
  age。　　I　asked　this　little　hero　concerning　the　truth　of　those
  stories　related　of　him；　viz。；　of　the　pudding；　and　the　cow's
  belly。　　As　to　the　former；　he　said　it　was　a　ridiculous　legend；
  worthy　to　be　laughed　at；　but　as　to　the　latter；　he　could　not　help
  owning　there　was　some　truth　in　it：　　nor　had　he　any　reason　to　be
  ashamed　of　it；　as　he　was　swallowed　by　surprise；　adding；　with
  great　fierceness；　that　if　he　had　had　any　weapon　in　his　hand　the
  cow　should　have　as　soon　swallowed　the　devil。
  He　spoke　the　last　word　with　so　much　fury；　and　seemed　so
  confounded；　that；　perceiving　the　effect　it　had　on　him；　I
  immediately　waived　the　story；　and；　passing　to　other　matters；　we
  had　much　conversation　touching　giants。　　He　said；　so　far　from
  killing　any；　he　had　never　seen　one　alive；　that　he　believed　those
  actions　were　by　mistake　recorded　of　him；　instead　of　Jack　the
  giant…killer；　whom　he　knew　very　well；　and　who　had；　he　fancied；
  extirpated　the　race。　　I　assured　him　to　the　contrary；　and　told　him
  I　had　myself　seen　a　huge　tame　giant；　who　very　complacently　stayed
  in　London　a　whole　winter；　at　the　special　request　of　several
  gentlemen　and　ladies；　though　the　affairs　of　his　family　called　him
  home　to　Sweden。
  I　now　beheld　a　stern…looking　spirit　leaning　on　the　shoulder　of
  another　spirit；　and　presently　discerned　the　former　to　be　Oliver
  Cromwell；　and　the　latter　Charles　Martel。　　I　own　I　was　a　little
  surprised　at　seeing　Cromwell　here；　for　I　had　been　taught　by　my
  grandmother　that　he　was　carried　away　by　the　devil　himself　in　a
  tempest；　but　he　assured　me；　on　his　honor；　there　was　not　the　least
  truth　in　that　story。　　However；　he　confessed　he　had　narrowly
  escaped　the　bottomless　pit；　and；　if　the　former　part　of　his
  conduct　had　not　been　more　to　his　honor　than　the　latter；　he　had
  been　certainly　soused　into　it。　　He　was；　nevertheless；　sent　back
  to　the　upper　world　with　this　lot：ARMY；　CAVALIER；　DISTRESS。
  He　was　born；　for　the　second　time；　the　day　of　Charles　II's
  restoration；　into　a　family　which　had　lost　a　very　considerable
  fortune　in　the　service　of　that　prince　and　his　father；　for　which
  they　received　the　reward　very　often　conferred　by　princes　on　real
  merit；　viz。000。　　At　16　his　father　bought　a　small　commission　for
  him　in　the　army；　in　which　he　served　without　any　promotion　all　the
  reigns　of　Charles　II　and　of　his　brother。　　At　the　Revolution　he
  quitted　his　regiment；　and　followed　the　fortunes　of　his　former
  master；　and　was　in　his　service　dangerously　wounded　at　the　famous
  battle　of　the　Boyne；　where　he　fought　in　the　capacity　of　a　private
  soldier。　　He　recovered　of　this　wound；　and　retired　after　the
  unfortunate　king　to　Paris；　where　he　was　reduced　to　support　a　wife
  and　seven　children　（for　his　lot　had　horns　in　it）　by　cleaning
  shoes　and　snuffing　candles　at　the　opera。　　In　which　situation；
  after　he　had　spent　a　few　miserable　years；　he　died　half…starved
  and　broken…hearted。　　He　then　revisited　Minos；　who；
  compassionating　his　sufferings　by　means　of　that　family；　to　whom
  he　had　been　in　his　former　capacity　so　bitter　an　enemy；　suffered
  him　to　enter　here。
  My　curiosity　would　not　refrain　asking　him　one　question；　i。　e。；
  whether　in　reality　he　had　any　desire　to　obtain　the　crown？　　He
  smiled；　and　said；　〃No　more　than　an　ecclesiastic　hath　to　the
  miter；　when　he　cries　Nolo　episcopari。〃　　Indeed；　he　seemed　to
  express　some　contempt　at　the　question；　and　presently　turned　away。
  A　venerable　spirit　appeared　next；　whom　I　found　to　be　the　great
  historian　Livy。　　Alexander　the　Great；　who　was　just　arrived　from
  the　palace　of　death；　passed　by　him　with　a　frown。　　The　historian；
  observing　it；　said；　〃Ay；　you　may　frown；　but　those　troops　which
  conquered　the　base　Asiatic　slaves　would　have　made　no　figure
  against　the　Romans。〃　　We　then　privately　lamented　the　loss　of　the
  most　valuable　part　of　his　history；　after　which　he　took　occasion
  to　commend　the　judicious　collection　made　by　Mr。　Hook；　which；　he
  said；　was　infinitely　preferable　to　all　others；　and　at　my
  mentioning　Echard's　he　gave　a　bounce；　not　unlike　the　going　off　of
  a　squib；　and　was　departing　from　me；　when　I　begged　him　to　satisfy
  my　curiosity　in　one　pointwhether　he　was　really　superstitious　or
  no？　For　I　had　always　believed　he　was　till　Mr。　Leibnitz　had
  assured　me　to　the　contrary。　　He　answered　sullenly；　〃Doth　Mr。
  Leibnitz　know　my　mind　better　than　myself？〃　and　then　walked　away。
  CHAPTER　X
  The　author　is　surprised　at　meeting　Julian　the　apostate　in
  Elysium；　but　is　satisfied　by　him　by　what　means　he　procured　his
  entrance　there。　　Julian　relates　his　adventures　in　the　character
  of　a　slave。
  As　he　was　departing　I　heard　him　salute　a　spirit　by　the　name　of
  Mr。　Julian　the　apostate。　　This　exceedingly　amazed　me；　for　I　had
  concluded　that　no　man　ever　had　a　better　title　to　the　bottomless
  pit　than　he。　　But　I　soon　found　that　this　same　Julian　the　apostate
  was　also　the　very　individual　archbishop　Latimer。　　He　told　me　that
  several　lies　had　been　raised　on　him　in　his　former　capacity；　nor
  was　he　so　bad　a　man　as　he　had　been　represented。　　However；　he　had
  been　denied　admittance；　and　forced　to　undergo　several　subsequent
  pilgrimages　on　earth；　and　to　act　in　the　different　characters　of　a
  slave；　a　Jew；　a　general；　an　heir；　a　carpenter；　a　beau；　a　monk；　a
  fiddler；　a　wise　man；　a　king；　a　fool；　a　beggar；　a　prince；　a
  statesman；　a　soldier；　a　tailor；　an　alderman；　a　poet；　a　knight；　a
  dancing…master；　and　three　times　a　bishop；　before　his　martyrdom；
  which；　together　with　his　other　behavior　in　this　last　character；
  satisfied　the　judge；　and　procured　him　a　passage　to　the　blessed
  regions。
  I　told　him　such　various　characters　must　have　produced　incidents
  extremely　entertaining；　and　if　he　remembered　all；　as　I　supposed
  he　did；　and　had　leisure；　I　should　be　obliged　to　him　for　the
  recital。　　He　answered　he　perfectly　recollected　every
  circumstance；　and　as　to　leisure；　the　only　business　of　that　happy
  place　was　to　contribute　to　the　happiness　of　each　other。　　He
  therefore　thanked　me　for　adding　to　his；　in　proposing　to　him　a
  method　of　increasing　mine。　　I　then　took　my　little　darling　in　one
  hand；　and　my　favorite　fellow…traveler　in　the　other；　and；　going
  with　him　to　a　sunny　bank　of　flowers；　we　all　sat　down；　and　he
  began　as　follows：　〃I　suppose　you　are　sufficiently　acquainted
  with　my　story　during　the　time　I　acted　the　part　of　the　emperor
  Julian；　though　I　assure　you　all　which　hath　been　related　of　me　is
  not　true；　particularly　with　regard　to　the　many　prodigies
  forerunning　my　death。　　However；　they　are　now　very　little　worth
  disputing；　and　if　they　can　serve　any　purpose　of　the　historian
  they　are　extremely　at　his　service。　　〃My　next　entrance　into　the
  world　was　at　Laodicea；　in　Syria；　in　a　Roman　family　of　no　great
  note；　and；　being　of　a　roving　disposition；　I　came　at　th