Elegant Compliment
MR. HENRY ERSKINE, being one day in London, in company with the Duchess
of Gordon, said to her, Are we never again to enjoy the honor and
pleasure of your grace's society at Edinburgh?--O! answered her
grace, Edinburgh is a vile dull place--I hate it.--Madam, replied
the gallant barrister, the sun might as well say, there's a vile dark
morning,--I won't rise to-day.