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The Spectator is a gentleman who, after passing a stu- dious youth at the university, has travelled on classic 58 MACAULAY ground, and has bestowed much attention on curious points of antiquity. He has, on his return, fixed his resi- dence in London, and has observed all the forms of life which are to be found in that great city, has daily listened 5 to the wits of Will's, has smoked with the philosophers of the Grecian, and has mingled with the parsons at Child's, and with the politicians at t...he St. James's. In the morn- ing, he often listens to the hum of the Exchange; in the evening, his face is constantly to be seen in the pit of 10 Drury Lane theatre. But an insurmountable bashfulness prevents him from opening his mouth, except in a small circle of intimate friends. These friends were first sketched by Steele. Four of the club, the templar, the clergyman, the soldier, and the 15 merchant, were uninteresting figures, fit only for a back- ground. But the other two, an old country baronet and an old town rake, though not delineated with a very deli- cate pencil, had some good strokes.
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