Caxtoniana: a Series of Essays On Life, Literature, And Manners
Caxtoniana: a Series of Essays On Life, Literature, And Manners
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He was not as stupid, he was not as cowardly, as the generality of men. It became him to show his knowledge Digitized by VjOOQIC 222 THE KODBBN laSAliTHBOPB.
of their stupidity and his disdain of their cowardice. Bref-^ he cheated! — long with impunity; but, as Charron says, L^homme se pique — man cogs the dice for his own ruin. At last he was suspected, he was watched, he was detected. But the first thought of his fascinated victims was not to denounce, but to warn him ; kindly letters conveyi...ng delicate hints were confidentially sent to him : he was not asked to disgorge, not exhorted to repent ; let by-gones be by-gones ; only for the fu- ture, would he, in playing with his intimate associates, good- naturedly refrain from marking the aces and shuffling up the kings ?
I can well imagine the lofty smile with which the scomer of men must have read such frivolous recommendations to depart from the philosophical system adorned in vain by his genius, if not enforced by his example. He who despised the opinions of sages and saints — ^he to be frightened into respecting the opinions of idlers at a club!
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
He was not as stupid, he was not as cowardly, as the generality of men. It became him to show his knowledge Digitized by VjOOQIC 222 THE KODBBN laSAliTHBOPB.
of their stupidity and his disdain of their cowardice. Bref-^ he cheated! — long with impunity; but, as Charron says, L^homme se pique — man cogs the dice for his own ruin. At last he was suspected, he was watched, he was detected. But the first thought of his fascinated victims was not to denounce, but to warn him ; kindly letters conveyi...ng delicate hints were confidentially sent to him : he was not asked to disgorge, not exhorted to repent ; let by-gones be by-gones ; only for the fu- ture, would he, in playing with his intimate associates, good- naturedly refrain from marking the aces and shuffling up the kings ?
I can well imagine the lofty smile with which the scomer of men must have read such frivolous recommendations to depart from the philosophical system adorned in vain by his genius, if not enforced by his example. He who despised the opinions of sages and saints — ^he to be frightened into respecting the opinions of idlers at a club!
What to read after Caxtoniana: a Series of Essays On Life, Literature, And Manners?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Lytton Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron to read onlineMoreLess
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