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PGCJ.767.027
11 Apr 1767:12,21 (170)
[Satiric essay] What is generally called knowing the world,
and seeing life, defined. . . You must belong to drinking
clubs, spouting clubs, and disputing clubs. You must often
go the play-houses, and there always distinguish yourself as
highly as possible in assuming every freakish air and saucy
attitude; and when the profoundest attention is required for
the hearing of any fine and pathetic speech, you must be
suddenly seized with a loud fit of coughing, clap like a
hero at what you should not, and hiss at what you understand
not. . . . you must keep it up all night and morning in
drinking, swearing and singing . . . [signed] Hector.
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