Sir _John_. Will they join, think you, in National Parsimony, in the Encouragement of Trade and Industry, and the Discouragement of Venality and Corruption? Will they join in repealing those Laws which affect _Freedom_, and in lessening the vast Power accruing to the Crown from the great Weight of our Debts and Taxes, by the Distribution of civil Employments? Will they join—— _Blunt_. Yes, Sir _John_, in fleecing the Nation to fill their own Pockets, and gratify Mr. _Nameless_. _Over_. That same _Nameless_ must have an excellent _Digestion_; and sure his necessary Woman must have golden Days of it; for without doubt, he who swallows so much _Gold_ must sh—t a great deal of the Metal.—— But I forget that _H——_ is the _Close-stool_, where all the precious Excrement centers. _Blunt_. And but _One_, on this Side the Water, has a Key to that valuable Repository. _Rose_. For Cleanliness of Conversation, commend me to you both, Gentlemen. _Over_. And for doubling and time-serving, commend me to Gownsmen. _Broad_. Gentlemen, I intreat we may live sociably together as usual. Let us not give Way to Spleen or Ill-nature. Mr. _Roseband_ and Mr. _Smoothwell_ happen at this Time to be in a more charitable Disposition than the rest of the Company. But, I assure myself, you will be all of one Opinion, when you see perfect _Concord_ in the Administration, and that _Union_ directed to promote publick Happiness. Sir _John_. Mr. _Broadbottom_, I heartily agree with you in the Banishment of Heat and Sarcasm from our Conversation; but can’t help dissenting from you in the other Point. Without giving up my Reason, I can’t reckon upon _Concord_ between two Sets of Men, as seemingly different in their Views and Principles as can well be imagin’d. By all that appears hitherto, you lately _Ingrafted_, have acted on Principles the most honourable, and with Views the most disinterested that ever Men did; whereas the _old Standards_ seem to have no Views but to _Self-Interest_, nor Principles, but such as are repugnant to _Patriotism_. _Over_. _Patriotism!_ Ha, ha! Poor Wanderer! Where has she taken up her Habitation, since she was sent adrift by those _Ingrafted_ about two Years ago upon the old Stock? _Blunt_. Patience. Mr. _Overall_, and you shall see her perch’d on the joint Endeavours of our mottley Ministry to save the Nation. _Broad_. I hope you will, Mr. _Blunt_, tho’ you speak it with a Sneer. Sir _John_. I heartily wish we may. But in my Mind, the Coalition on which you reckon so much, is as impracticable as squaring the Circle, if you Gentlemen newly _Ingrafted_, and _those_ you are _Ingrafted_ on, _thought_ as you _spoke_ and _acted_, and continue the same way of _thinking_? _Over_. Have not you seen, that the late _Ingrafted_ had two Ways of _thinking_? _Blunt_. One fitted for the _Country_, the other for the _Court_? _Broad_. Good Mr. Mayor, spare your Friends, at least till you find them tripping.