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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1828 Excerpt:...organ a sure proof of genius!--' Ibid.-.:»..:..1 '.:;'. '.:.' WILSON THE PAINTER. The late Mr. Christie, the auctioneer, while Belling a collection of pictures, having arrived at a chef-d'auvre of Wilson's", ' was expatiating with his usual eloquence on. its merits, quite unaware that Wilson himself had just before entered the room. "This gentlemen, is one of Mr. Wilson's Italian pictures; he cannot paint anything like it now." "That's a. lie!" exclaimed the irritated artist, to Mr. Christie's no small discomposure, and to the great amusement of the company; "he can paint infinitely better."...., SCOTCH DEGREE. A Few years since, a vain old country surgeon obtained a diploma to practice, and called on Dr. H, of Bath, with the important intelligence. At dinner, the doctor asked his new brother, if the form of diplomas ran now in the same style as at the early commencement of those honours?" Pray Sir, what might that form be?" says the surgeon, " I'll give it to you," replied our Galen, when stepping to his daughter's harpsichord, he sung the following prophecy of the Witches to Macbeth 1 He must,' he must, He shall, he shall Spill much more blood "-THREE FACES. '.. Three faces wears the doctor; wben first sought An angel's--and a god's the cure half wrought; But when, that cure complete.' he seeks his fee. The devil looks then less terrible than he. This epigram is illustrated by the following conversation, which passed between Bouvart and a French marquis, whom he had attended during a long and severe indisposition. As he entered the chamber on a certain occasion, he was thus addressed by liis patient'; " Good day to you, Mr. Bouvart;' I feel quite in spirits, and think my fever has left...