The ancient sages offer this advice: If it is not proprietous, do not look at it. If it is not proprietous, do not do it. If it is in front of you, behave as if you saw nothing. If it is spoken to you, behave as if you heard nothing.

Upon the subject of leases, as I wish to avoid all disquisitions which concern the kingdom at large, as much as the county of Lincoln in particular, it will be necessary only to remark, that great as have been improvements in it, I have not the least doubt they would have been much greater and more rapid, had the custom of granting leases been as common here as it is in Norfolk or Suffolk.

Many have been cross-bred with commercial breeds such as Tamworths, producing a superbreed of fertile boar, which were more robust, and could produce five or six young. known as humbugs, per litter.

Zeus wants to serve you all with the same sauce and hurl the lot of you into the Barathrum.