. Thackerayana;. on .all points of honour, and the decisive judge of allperformances of genius ; that no musical performer is in reputa-tion till the opinion,of Frolic has ratified his pretensions ; that thetheatres suspend their sentence till he begins to clap or hiss, inwhich all are proud tto concur; that no public entertainment hasfailed or succeeded but because he opposed or favoured it; thatall controversies at .the referred to his determina-tion ; that he adjusts the ceremonial at every assembly, and pre-scribes every pleasure or of dress. With every man whos
. Thackerayana;. on .all points of honour, and the decisive judge of allperformances of genius ; that no musical performer is in reputa-tion till the opinion,of Frolic has ratified his pretensions ; that thetheatres suspend their sentence till he begins to clap or hiss, inwhich all are proud tto concur; that no public entertainment hasfailed or succeeded but because he opposed or favoured it; thatall controversies at .the referred to his determina-tion ; that he adjusts the ceremonial at every assembly, and pre-scribes every pleasure or of dress. With every man whose name occurs in the papers of the dayhe is intimately acquainted, and that there are very few pointseither on the state or army of which he has not more or lessinfluenced the disposal, while he has been very frequently con-sulted both .upon peace and war. Ruricola concludes by inquiring whether Mr. Frolic is reallyso well known in London as he pretends, or if he shall denouncehim as an impostor. THE RAMBLER: 391. The Rambler.—Vol. II. No. 89. Dulce est desipere in loco. 1 There is nothing more fatal to a man whose business is tothink than to have learned the art of regaling his mind with thoseairy gratifications. Other vicesor follies are restrained by-fear, reformed by admonition,or rejected by conviction,which the comparison of ourconduct with that of othersmay in time produce. Butthis invisible riot of the mind, this secret prodigality of being, is secure from detection and fear-less from reproach. The dreamer retires to his apartments,shuts out the cares and interruptions of mankind, and abandonshimself to his own fancy; new worlds rise up before him, oneimage is followed by another, and a long succession of delights
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