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 *liant which plays from his finger, or the cravat which he adjusts while enforcing delivery by the graces of action: though he reads much, he does not read all. Anxious expectants press for a perusal of his omissions. One old gentleman, after ogling the ladies, is impelled by sad recollection, to examine the generous offers of those worthy and philanthropic persons, who undertake to brace the relaxed nerves, renovate age, and invigorate debility. A smart youth, in boots and buckskin breeches, seeking moral perfection, reads its description, in an account of a bald filly, free from vice. A young lady, pale and pensive, earnestly searches for a consolatory address to those who dread the consequences of an unguarded moment.

The text being finished, next comes the comment. While committees are formed to discuss the merits of a ball,