. Thackerayana;. Connoisseur,as the friend, a member of Trinity College, Cambridge, who wrotethe song in No. 72, and the verses in Nos. 67, 90, 125, and 135,all of which pieces were afterwards reprinted with his other worksin the second edition of Johnsons poets. There are still remaining, concludes Mr^ Town, in his finalnumber, two correspondents, who must stand by themselves, asthey wrote to us, not in an assumed character, but in propriapersona. The first is no less a personage than Orator Henley, whoobliged us with that truly original letter printed in No. 37.* Theother, who favoured us wi
. Thackerayana;. Connoisseur,as the friend, a member of Trinity College, Cambridge, who wrotethe song in No. 72, and the verses in Nos. 67, 90, 125, and 135,all of which pieces were afterwards reprinted with his other worksin the second edition of Johnsons poets. There are still remaining, concludes Mr^ Town, in his finalnumber, two correspondents, who must stand by themselves, asthey wrote to us, not in an assumed character, but in propriapersona. The first is no less a personage than Orator Henley, whoobliged us with that truly original letter printed in No. 37.* Theother, who favoured us with a letter no less original, No. 70, wehave reason to believe is a Methodist teacher, and a mechanic;but we do not know either his name or his trade. * The orators epistle is in reality couched in violent and opprobrious lan-guage ; and No. 70 is equally abusive and uncomplimentary to Mr. communications of both of the reverend gentlemen pertain to the bellicoseorder, and threaten breaches of the 362 THA CKERA YANA. No. 7. The Connoisseur.—March 14, 1754. I loathd the dinner, while before my faceThe clown still pawd you with a rude embrace;But when ye toyd and kissd without controul,I turnd, and screend my eyes behind the bowl. To Mr. Town. t Sir,—I shall make no apology for recommending to yournotice, as Censor General, a fault that is too common amongmarried people ; I mean the absurd trick of fondling before com-pany. Love is, indeed, a very rare ingredient in modern wedlock ;nor can the parties entertain too much affection for each other,but an open display of it on all occasions renders them ridiculous. A few days ago I was introduced to a young couple whowere but lately married, and are reckoned by all their acquaint-
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