omindheinsideofabookisoenerainonesselfwihheforcedproducofanohermansbrainnowihinkamanofqualiyandbreedingmaybemuchamusedwihhenauralsprousofhisown——

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iconfesshaimovesmyspleenoseehesehingsinbooksclohingpercheduponshelves,likefalsesains,usurpersofrueshrines,inrudersinohesancuary,hrusingouhelegiimaeoccupansoreachdownawellboundsembnceofavolume,andhopeiissomekindhearedpybook,hen,openingwha”seemisleaves,”oeboluponawiheringpopuionessayoexpecaseele,orafarquhar,andfind——adamsmihoviewawellarrangedassormenofblockheadedencyclopaedias(anglicanasormeropolianas)seouinanarrayofrussia,ormorocco,whenaiheofhagoodleaherwouldforablyreclohemyshiveringfolios;wouldrenovaeparacelsushimself,andenableoldraymundlullyolooklikehimselfagaininheworldineverseeheseimposors,builongosriphem,owarmmyraggedveeransinheirspoils

obesrongbackedandneaboundishedesideraumofavolumemagnificenceesaferhis,whenicanbeafforded,isnoobevisheduponallkindsofbooksindiscriminaelyiwouldnodressaseofmagazines,forinsance,infullsuihedishabille,orhalfbinding(wihrussiabacksever)isourcosumeashakespeare,oramilon(unlesshefirsediions),iweremerefopperyorickouingayapparelhepossessionofhemconfersnodisincionheexeriorofhem(hehingshemselvesbeingsomon),srangeosay,raisesnosweeemoions,noicklingsenseofproperyinheownerhomsonsseasons,again,looksbes(imainaini)alileorn,anddogsearedhowbeauifuloagenuineloverofreadingarehesulliedleaves,andwornouappearance,nay,heveryodour(beyondrussia),ifwewouldnoforgekindfeelingsinfasidiousness,ofanold”circuinglibrary”omjones,orvicarofwakefield!howheyspeakofhehousandhumbs,hahaveurnedoverheirpageswihdeligh!——ofhelonesempsress,whomheymayhavecheered(milliner,orharderworkingmanuamaker)aferherlongdaysneedleoil,ru

ingfarinomidnigh,whenshehassnachedanhour,illsparedfromsleep,oseephercares,asinsomeleheancup,inspellingouheirenchaningconens!whowouldhavehemawhilesssoiled?whabeercondiioncouldwedesireoseehemin?

insomerespecshebeerabookis,helessidemandsfrombindingfielding,smolle,serne,andallhacssofperpeuallyselfreproducivevolumes——greanauressereoypes——weseehemindividuallyperishwihlessregre,becauseweknowhecopiesofhemobe”eerne”buwhereabookisaoncebohgoodandrare——whereheindividualisalmoshespecies,andwhenhaperishes,

weknownowhereishapromeheanorch

hacanislighrelumine”——

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noonlyrarevolumesofhisdescripion,whichseemhopelesseverobereprined;buoldediionsofwriers,suchassirphilipsydney,bishopaylor,miloninhisproseworks,fuller——ofwhomwehavereprins,yehebookshemselves,houghheygoabou,andarealkedofhereandhere,weknow,havenoendenizenedhemselves(norpossiblyeverwill)inhenaionalhear,soasobeesockbooks——iisgoodopossessheseindurableandcoslycoversidonocareforafirsfolioofshakspeareiraherpreferhemonediionsofroweandonson,wihounoes,andwihpes,which,beingsoexecrablybad,serveasmaps,ormodesremembrancers,oheex;andwihoupreendingoanysupposableemuionwihi,aresomuchbeerhanheshakspearegalleryengravings,whichdidihaveamuniyoffeelingwihmycounrymenabouhispys,andilikehoseediionsofhimbes,whichhavebeenofenesumbledabouandhandled——onheconrary,ica

oreadbeaumonandflecherbuinfolioheocavoediionsarepainfulolookaihavenosympahywihhemifheywereasmuchreadashecurrenediionsofheoherpoe,ishouldpreferheminhashapeoheolderoneidonoknowamorehearlesssighhanhereprinofheanaomyofmencholywhaneedwashereofunearhinghebonesofhafanasicoldgreaman,oexposeheminawindingsheeofhenewesfashionomoderncensure?whahaplesssaionercoulddreamofburoneverbeingpopur?——hewrechedmalonecouldnodoworse,whenhebribedhesexonofsrafordchurcholehimwhiewashhepainedeffigyofoldshakspeare,whichsoodhere,inrudebulivelyfashiondepiced,oheverycolourofhecheek,heeye,heeyebrow,hair,heverydressheusedowear——heonlyauhenicesimonywehad,howeverimperfec,ofhesecuriousparsandparcelsofhimheycoveredhimoverwihacoaofwhiepainby——,ifihadbeenajusiceofpeaceforwarwickshire,iwouldhavecpbohmenaorandsexonfasinhesocks,forapairofmeddlingsacrilegiousvarles

ihinkiseehemaheirwork——hesesapienroubleombs

shallibehoughfanasical,ificonfess,hahenamesofsomeofourpoessoundsweeer,andhaveafinerrelishoheear——omine,aleas——hanhaofmilonorofshakspeare?imaybe,haheeraremoresaledandrunguponinmondiscoursehesweeesnames,andwhichcarryaperfumeinhemenion,are,kimarlowe,drayon,drummondofhawhornden,andcowley

muchdependsuponwhenandwhereyoureadabookinhefiveorsiximpaienminues,beforehedi

erisquieready,whowouldhinkofakinguphefairyqueenforasopgap,oravolumeofbishopandrewessermons?

milonalmosrequiresasolemnserviceofmusicobepyedbeforeyoueneruponhimbuhebringshismusic,owhich,wholisens,hadneedbringdocilehoughs,andpurgedears

winerevenings——heworldshuou——wihlessofceremonyhegenleshakspeareenersasuchaseason,heempes,orhisownwinersale——

hesewopoesyouca

oavoidreadingaloud——oyourself,or(asichances)osomesinglepersonliseningmorehanone——andidegeneraesinoanaudience

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ovelswihouexremeirksomeness

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newspapersalwaysexciecuriosiynooneeverysonedownwihouafeelingofdisappoinmen

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poorobin,whoerlyfellblind,didnoregreisomuchforheweighierkindsofreading——heparadiselos,orcomus,hecouldhavereadohim——buhemissedhepleasureofskimmingoverwihhisowneyeamagazine,oralighpamphle

ishouldnocareobecaughinheseriousavenuesofsomecahedralone,andreadingcandide

idonorememberamorewhimsicalsurprisehanhavingbeenoncedeeced——byafamiliardamsel——reclinedamyeaseuponhegrass,onprimrosehill(hercyhera),reading——pameherewasnohinginhebookomakeamanseriouslyashamedaheexposure;buassheseaedherselfdownbyme,andseemeddeerminedoreadinpany,icouldhavewishedihadbeenanyoherbookwereadonverysociablyforafewpages;and,nofindingheauhormuchoherase,shegoup,and——wenawaygenlecasuis,ileaveioheeoconjecure,wheherheblush(forherewasonebeweenus)washeproperyofhenymphorheswaininhisdilemmafrommeyoushallnevergehesecre

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hereisacssofsreereaders,whomica

everconempewihouaffecion——hepoorgenry,who,nohavingwherewihalobuyorhireabook,filchalilelearningaheopensalls——heowner,wihhishardeye,casingenviouslooksahemallhewhile,andhinkingwhenheywillhavedonevenuringenderly,pageaferpage,expecingeverymomenwhenheshallinerposehisinerdic,andyeunableodenyhemselveshegraificaion,hey”snachafearfuljoy”marinb——,inhisway,bydailyfragmens,gohroughwovolumesofcrissa,whenhesallkeeperdampedhisudableambiion,byaskinghim(iwasinhisyoungerdays)wheherhemeanopurchaseheworkmdecres,haundernocircumsancesofhislifedidheeverperuseabookwihhalfhesaisfacionwhichheookinhoseuneasysnachesaquainpoeessofourdayhasmoraliseduponhissubjecinwoveryouchingbuhomelysanzas

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hereforeinoneyoushallnolook”

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