. Thackerayana;. mainspring of our actions, deals with the charactersit is designed to introduce in the work as with the mimic actors ofa puppet-show ; this coincidence with a similar assumption in thepreface to the great novel of our century, from the pen of the giftedauthor who at one time possessed this little treatise, is worthy ofa passing remark. Preface. Prefaces to most books are like prolocu-tors to puppet-shows ; they come firstto tell you what figures are to be pre-sented, and what tricks they are to , therefore, to ancient andlaudable custom, I thought fit to let youk
. Thackerayana;. mainspring of our actions, deals with the charactersit is designed to introduce in the work as with the mimic actors ofa puppet-show ; this coincidence with a similar assumption in thepreface to the great novel of our century, from the pen of the giftedauthor who at one time possessed this little treatise, is worthy ofa passing remark. Preface. Prefaces to most books are like prolocu-tors to puppet-shows ; they come firstto tell you what figures are to be pre-sented, and what tricks they are to , therefore, to ancient andlaudable custom, I thought fit to let youknow, by way of preface or advertise-ment (call it which you please), thathere are many fine figures within to beseen, as well worth your curiosity asany in Smithfield at will not deny, reader, but that you mayhave seen some of them there already ;to those that have I have little more tosay, than that if they have a mind to seethem again in effigie, they may do it here. What is it you would o 2. 96 THACKERAYANA. have? Here are St. Georges, Batemans, John Dories, Punchi-nelloes, and the Creation of the World, or whats as good, & bookseller, poor man, is desirous to please you at firsthand,and therefore has put a fine picture in the front to invite you in. Character of a Pedant. i(The Authoress alludes to scholars falling short of certain expression is literally illustrated.) For scholars, though by their acquaint-ance with books, and conversing muchwith old authors, they may knowperfectlythe sense of the learned dead, and beperfect masters of the wisdom, be tho-roughly informed of the state, and nicelyskilled in the policies of ages long sincepast, yet by their retired and inactivelife, their neglect of business, and con-stant conversation with antiquity, theyare such strangers to, and so ignorantof the domestic affairs and manners oftheir own country and times, that theyappear like the ghosts of old Romansraised by magic. Talk to them o
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