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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: C H A P. V. A Dialogue between young Mafter Wild and Count La Rufe, which, having extended to the Rejoinder; had a very quiet, ea/y, and natural Conclufion. ONE Evening after the Mifs Snaps were retired to Reft, the Count thus addrefled himfelf to young Wild: You cannot, I apprehend, Mr. Wild, be fuch a Stranger to your own great Ca- pacity, as to be furprized when I tell you, I have often viewed, with a Mix- ture of Aftonifhment and Concern, your cc fhining Qualities confined to a Sphere, cc where they can never reach the Eyes of thofe who would introduce them proper- ly into the World, and raife you to an Eminence, where you may blaze out to the Admiration of all Men. I aflure cl you I am pleafed with my Captivity, when I reflect, I am likely to owe to it an Acquaintance, and I hope Friendmip, c? with the greateft Genius of my Age; and, what is ftill more, when I indulge my Vanity with a Profpect of drawing from Obfcurity (pardon the Expreffion) fuch Talents as were, I believe, never cc before like to have been buried in it; for I make no Queftion, but, at my Dif- c? charge from Confinement, which will ti now foon happen, I fhall be able to in- troduce you into Company, where you may reap the Advantage of your fuperior Parts. I will bring you acquainted, Sir, with thofe, who, as they are capable of fet- ting a true Value on fuch Qualifications, fo they will have it both in their Power and Inclination to prefer you for them. Such an Introduction is the only Advan- cf tage you want, without which your Me- tt rit might be your Misfortune; for thofe 11 Abilities which would entitle you to Ho- nour and Profit in a fuperior Station, 't may render you only obnoxious to Dan- V ger and Difgrace in a lower. Mr. Wild anfwered: ...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217239950 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217239951 |
| Weight | 0.72 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.49 In |
| List Price | $19.99 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 216 pages |
| Publisher | |
| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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