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connected with literary predilections, are not limited to mere reviewers,

as some of your old class-felloould have the world to believe When

I contrast the quiet unobtrusive develop and obstreperous elbowing into notice of soh Reviees half its fame, and compare the pure and

steady lustre of his elevation, to the rocket-like aberrations and

perturbed blaze of their still uncertain course, I cannot but think that

we have overrated, if not their ability, at least their wisdoement of public affairs

The third of the party was a little Yorkshire baronet He was formerly

in Parliaularities,

and the bad hours it kept He is a Whig, I understand, in politics, and

indeed oneat his have so the sah

was not to be wondered at,

considering that the Whigs are exceptions to the generality ofalways in the minority Mr

T---, the saddler's son, who overheard us, said slyly, "That it ht be

so; but if it be true that the wise are few cos would be better ed by the minority than as they

are at present"