ABSTRACT
The hero set off in a stage coach to the village in which Dr. Vampus's house was situated. In the coach, among other passengers, he met with a grave sensible lady, with whom he entered into some conversation, in the course of which he informed the company he was going to be under the tuition of Dr. Vampus, to finish his studies. It was a wise and profound remark of that eminent philosopher, Squire Western, that it is better to see a daughter over modest than forward. After Mr. Vampus had taught Ovid for several months, the master pretended the boys were making no progress, and having detected him consulting a translation, during the lesson, for a word he had forgotten, insisted on examining him. The learned Martinus Scriblerus observes, that every man of noble birth has every good quality inherent in him, whether exerted or not.
