THE PL AIN SPEAK ER: OPINIONS ON BOOKS, MEN, AND THINGS. IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. II. LONDON: HENRY COLBURN, NEW BURLINGTON-STREET. 1826. CONTENTS Page Essay I.-On the Qualifications necessary to Success in Essay II.-On the Look of a Gentleman Essay III.—On Reading Old Books Essay IV.-On Personal Character Essay VII.-On the Difference between Writing and Essay VIII.-On a Portrait of an English Lady, by Essay IX.-On Novelty and Familiarity Essay X.-On Old English Writers and Speakers 279 Essay XI.-Madame Pasta and Mademoiselle Mars. 309 Essay XII.—Sir Walter Scott, Racine, and Shakespear 335 Essay XIII.—On Depth and Superficiality Essay XIV.-On Respectable People |
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