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English
1823
We doubt if there could be discovered on this earth any body of human beings half so moral  so fond of goodness, even when it is slow and stupid  so hateful of meanness in word or deed  as a modern theatrical gallery. WE DOUBT IF THERE COULD BE DISCOVERED ON THIS EARTH ANY BODY OF HUMAN BEINGS HALF SO MORAL SO FOND OF GOODNESS EVEN WHEN IT IS SLOW AND STUPID SO HATEFUL OF MEANNESS IN THE WORLD OR DEED AS A MODERN THEATRICAL GALLERY
more moral speeches and be happy. Moral speeches are undoubtedly his leading article, and of these, it must be owned, he has an inexhaustible stock. He is as chock-full of noble sentiments as a bladder is of wind. They are weak and watery sentiments of the sixpenny tea-meeting order. We have a dim notion that we have heard them before. The sound of them always conjures up to our mind the vision of a dull long room, full of oppressive silence, broken only by the scratching of steel pens and an occasional whispered "Give us a suck, Bill. You know I always liked you;" or a louder "Please, sir, speak to Jimmy Boggles. He's a-jogging my elbow." The stage hero, however, evidently regards these meanderings as gems of brilliant thought, fresh from the philosophic mine. The gallery greets them with enthusiastic approval. They are a warm-hearted people, galleryites, and they like to give a hearty welcome to old friends. And then, too, the sentiments are so good and a British gallery is so moral. N GO BACK TO THE VILLAGE AND MAKE MORE MORAL SPEECHES AND BE HAPPY MORAL SPEECHES ARE UNDOUBTEDLY HIS LEADING ARTICLE AND OF THESE IT MUST BE OWNED HE HAS AN INEXHAUSTIBLE STOCK HE IS AS CHOCK FULL OF NOBLE SENTIMENTS AS A BLADDER IS A WIND THEY ARE WEAK AND WATERY SENTIMENTS OF THE SIXPENNY TEA MEETING ORDER WE HAVE A DIM NOTION THAT WE HAVE HEARD THEM BEFORE THE SOUND OF THEM ALWAYS CONJURES UP TO OUR MIND THE VILLAIN OF A DULL LONG ROOM FULL OF OPPRESSIVE SILENCE BROKEN ONLY IN THE SCRATCHING OF STEEL PENS AND OF THE OCCASIONAL WHISPERED GIVE US A SUCK BILL YOU KNOW I ALWAYS LIKED YOU OR ALLOWED A PLEASE SIR SPEAK TO JIMMY BOGGLES HE'S A JOGGLING MY ELBOW THE STAGE HERO HOWEVER EVIDENTLY REGARDS THESE MEANTS AS GEMS OF BRILLIANT THOUGHT FRESH FROM THE PHILOSOPHIC MINE THE GALLERY GREETS THEM WITH ENTHUSIASTIC APPROVAL THEY ARE A WARM HEARTED PEOPLE GALLIETS AND THEY LIKE TO GIVE A HEARTY WELCOME TO OUR FRIENDS AND THEN TOO THE SENTIMENTS ARE SO GOOD AND A BRITISH GALLERY IS SO MORAL
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