To follow lovers, women there have been Disguis'd as men, who've dar'd the martial scene; Or, in pursuit of an inconstant swain, Experienc'd all the dangers of the main. Not so DE VERDION, for some other plan She laid aside the woman for the man. Perhaps she thought, that female garb and looks Ill spoke the gravity of German books; That as a woman she could not pretend To teach, translate, and literature to vend; That as a woman she could never be A DOCTOR, since 'tis man takes that _degree_: Who can deny that a _bag wig_ denotes More sense, more consequence, than _petticoats_? And probably our hero-heroine knew That otherwise her nostrums would not do! But haply Prudence urg'd this strange disguise, (For in concealment modesty oft lies) Assur'd she'd have to deal with wicked men, She might have chose this metamorphose then; And, as poor women always weak are thought, Security from men's appearance sought; Then let not ridicule insult her name, For who can tell but virtue was her aim; That she disclaim'd her sex through pious care, And thus, ye fair ones, left a name that's _fair_; For, nature's common frailties set aside, She liv'd a Christian, and a Christian died; Nor man nor woman by attire is known, The PROOF OF ALL WILL BE THE HEART ALONE! [Illustration] DANIEL LAMBERT, _Aged Thirty-six Years_. The astonishing weight of this man is fifty stone and upwards, being more than seven hundred pounds; the surprising circumference of his body is three yards four inches; his leg, one yard and an inch; and his height, five feet eleven inches; and, though of this amazing size, entirely free from any corporeal defect. This very remarkable personage received his birth in Leicester; at which place he was apprenticed to an engraver. Until he arrived at the age of twenty years, he was not of more than usual size, but after that period he began to increase in bulk, and has been gradually increasing, until within a few months of the present time. He was much accustomed to exercise in the early years of his life, and excelled in walking, riding and shooting; and more particularly devoted himself to field exercises, as he found himself inclined to corpulency; but, to the great astonishment of his acquaintance, it proved not only unavailing, but really seemed to produce a directly opposite effect. Mr. Lambert is in full possession of perfect health; and whether sitting, lying, standing, or walking, is quite at his ease, and requires no more attendance than any common-sized person. He enjoys his night's repose, though he does not indulge himself in bed longer than the refreshment of sleep continues.