. Thackerayana;. ppearing the most afflicted. However, as Ionly seemed to be what they really were, I am admitted, by wayof triumph, upon probation for a year; and if within that time itshall be possible for them to infuse any of their gaiety into me, Ican, at Monmouth Street, upon mighty easy terms, purchase therobes necessary for my instalment into this order; and when theyhave made me as happy, shall be willing to appear as miserable, asany of this assembly. No. 60. The Guardian.—May 20, 1713. Nihil legebat quod non excerperet.—Plin. He picked something out of everything he read. There is n
. Thackerayana;. ppearing the most afflicted. However, as Ionly seemed to be what they really were, I am admitted, by wayof triumph, upon probation for a year; and if within that time itshall be possible for them to infuse any of their gaiety into me, Ican, at Monmouth Street, upon mighty easy terms, purchase therobes necessary for my instalment into this order; and when theyhave made me as happy, shall be willing to appear as miserable, asany of this assembly. No. 60. The Guardian.—May 20, 1713. Nihil legebat quod non excerperet.—Plin. He picked something out of everything he read. There is nothing in which men deceivethemselves more ridiculously than in pointof reading, and which, as it is constantlypractised under the notion of improvement,has less advantage. When I was sent to Oxford, mychiefest expense ran upon books, and myonly expense upon numbers \ so that youmay be sure I had what they call a choicecollection, sometimes buying by the pound,sometimes by the dozen? at others by the THE GUARDIAN: 287 As I always held it necessary to read in public places, by wayof ostentation, but could not possibly travel with a library in mypockets, I took the following method to gratify this errantry ofmine. I contrived a little pocket-book, each leaf of which was adifferent author, so that my wandering was indulged and con-cealed within the same enclosure. This extravagant humour, which should seem to pronounceme irrecoverable, had the contrary effect; and my hand and eyebeing thus confined to a single book, in a little time reconciledme to the perusal of a single author. However, I chose such aone as had as little connection as possible, turning to the Proverbsof Solomon, where the best instructions are thrown together in themost beautiful range imaginable, and where I found all thatvariety which I had before sought in so many different authors,and which was so necessary to beguile my attention. By theseproper degrees I have made so glorious a reformation in
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