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Mrs. Neville, Amelia, Harriot, a the Exhibitor.

Mrs. Neville.-I HAVE the pleasu to inform you, Sir, that the lady w lately accompanied my son to yo Exhibition, was highly gratified by h visit.

Exhibitor. I assure you, Mada that her remarks on the subjects the scenery, together with her vice to the young gentleman, w very interesting; I hope she w again favour me with her attendan

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N. She intends shortly to her visit. We are come this g, in consequence of Mrs. Farhaving spoken very highly of enes, which have lately passed her review.obammo, nomolo2 elia.-And we shall feel obliged, y your commencing this morning your remarks relative to Soloand the temple, for they quite vated Miss Farquar.

-Concerning Solomon, I only e that he was anointed king acng to the directions of his father, whose decease, to preserve his me from all impurity, he comded Adonijah to be put to death Diather he thrust out of the priest

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hood, and thus fulfilled the word the Lord against Eli and his family and also, that he might take awa the innocent blood, which Joab she from himself and his father's hous Solomon commanded Joab to be sla Shimei having broken the terms which his life had been spared, So mon reminded him of his wickedn to David, and denounced judgm upon him: Jehoida put him to dea and the kingdom was established the hand of Solomon.

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e wicked; nevertheless, their ent lingereth not, and their contion is certain.asia gov elia. I am very glad, Sir, that

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rriot.-O I should like that, I

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-Do you not recollect also, in Jacob's vision, Scripture afsubjects for delineation? But ference to Solomon's dream, the e communication which then place does not allow of such resentation, but should teach us dmire, with reverential awe, the

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condescension of Deity, and with de light, the happy choice which th young king was induced to mak Having detained you thus long fro the Camera, the scene, perhaps, w afford a sequel to this subject. tu? Amelia. Indeed, Sir, it does. a 1 Harriot Sister, how soon y know it! I really do not yet discov what it represents. Here is a lar room-many persons attending on superior, whom I suppose is intend for Solomon, and that this represe his audience chamber. or

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Amelia. But, Harriot, do not y observe the two females standing little before the king?oineas Harriot. Yes, I do, and no guess what this means.

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