Show unexpected recommendation one day when lord thurlow was very busy at his home in ormond street a poor curate applied to him for a living then vacant don t trouble me said the chan bellor turning upon him with a frown ing brow don t you see I 1 am busy end and cant listen to you what duke or lord recommended you the poor curate lifted up hia his eyes and with dejection said he had no lord to recommend him but the lord of hosts the lord of hostal llo etal replied the chancellor I 1 the lord of hosts I 1 believe I 1 have had bad recommendations from most lords but do not ret recollect collect one from him before so do you hear young man you hhall have the living |