. Thackerayana;. ot able to advancethree words till they have got fast hold of oneof your buttons ; but as soon as they haveprocured such an excellent handle for dis-course, they will indeed proceed with greatelocution. I know not how well some mayhave escaped; but for my part, I have oftenmet with them to my cost; having, I believe,within these three years last past, been arguedout of several dozen; insomuch that I have for some time or-dered my tailor to bring me home with every suit a dozen at leastof spare ones, to supply the place of such as, from time to time,are detached as a help to di
. Thackerayana;. ot able to advancethree words till they have got fast hold of oneof your buttons ; but as soon as they haveprocured such an excellent handle for dis-course, they will indeed proceed with greatelocution. I know not how well some mayhave escaped; but for my part, I have oftenmet with them to my cost; having, I believe,within these three years last past, been arguedout of several dozen; insomuch that I have for some time or-dered my tailor to bring me home with every suit a dozen at leastof spare ones, to supply the place of such as, from time to time,are detached as a help to discourse, by the vehement gentlemenbefore mentioned. In the coffee-houses here about the Temple,you may harangue even among our dabblers in politics for abouttwo buttons a-day, and many times for less. I had yesterday thegood fortune to receive very considerable additions to my know-ledge in state affairs ; and I find this morning that it has not stoodme in above a button. Besides the gentlemen before mentioned, u. 2QO THA CKERA YANA. there are others who are no less active in their harangues, but withgentle services rather than robberies. These, while they areimproving your understanding, are at the same time setting offyour person : they will new plait and adjust your neckcloth. I am of opinion that no orator or speaker in public or privatehas any right to meddle with anybodys clothes but his own. Iindulge men in the liberty of playing with their own hats, fumblingin their own pockets, settling their own periwigs, tossing or twistingtheir heads, and all other gesticulations which may contribute totheir elocution, but pronounce it an infringement of the Englishliberty, for a man to keep his neighbours person in custody inorder to force a hearing ; and farther declare, that all assentgiven by an auditor under such constraint is of itself void and ofno effect. No. 92. The Guardian.—June 26, 1713. Homunculi quanti sunt, cum recognito !— I recollect, how considerable
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