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 ''Men of Genius, Friends to the Constitution and the Public. Dispraised by literary Dunces. Eager Rage of the Dunce, Doctor Dicky Scribble. He wastes much Time in abusing the Production of Hamilton from Coffee-House to Coffee-House. The Efforts of the Dunce are impotent against proved Genius. The Reviews praise the Work, except one, the Property of a Bookseller, who was bringing out another Work on the same Subject. Dejection of Charlotte Hamilton. Aspiring Views of Mortimer, tainted by the Dissipation of the French Capital. He captivates Miss Louisa Primrose, whose Fortune he wishes to espouse: frankly avows his Situation and Sentiments in a Letter to Charlotte. She instantly releases him from his Engagements. He marries Miss Primrose and her Five Thousand a Year. Increasing Intimacy between Hamden and Hamilton. Literature and Politics of that Time. Burke and Paine. Under Classes of literary Men Votaries of Revolution. Rise and Progress of certain Literary Occupations. Decayed Shopkeepers and Mechanics often take to writing. Various Stages of such, from Collectors of Rout Intelligence up to Newspaper Reporters.''