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You think it is you, individually, to whom they speak; but they are addressing themselves in your person to the four corners of Europe. Such letters are empty, and teach as nothing but theatrical execution and the favorite pose of their writers. YOU THINK IT IS YOU INDIVIDUALLY TO WHOM THEY SPEAK BUT THEY ARE ADDRESSING THEMSELVES IN YOUR PERSON TO THE FOUR CORNERS OF EUROPE SUCH LETTERS ARE EMPTY AND TEACH US NOTHING BUT THEATRICAL EXECUTION AND THE FAVORITE POSE OF THEIR WRITERS
onsult him in their doubt, and request him to define more clearly his position. "There are, among celebrated people, many methods of correspondence. There are those to whom letter-writing is a bore, and who, assailed with questions and compliments, reply in the greatest haste, solely that the job may be over with, and who return politeness for politeness, mingling it with more or less wit. This kind of correspondence, though coming from celebrated people, is insignificant and unworthy of collection and classification. "After those who write letters in performance of a disagreeable duty, and almost side by side with them in point of insignificance, I should put those who write in a manner wholly external, wholly superficial, devoted only to flattery, lavishing praise like gold, without counting it; and those also who weigh every word, who reply formally and pompously, with a view to fine phrases and effects. They exchange words only, and choose them solely for their brilliancy and show. WHICH HE MAKES TO THOSE WHO CONSULT HIM IN THEIR DOUBT AND REQUEST HIM TO DEFINE MORE CLEARLY HIS POSITION THERE ARE AMONG CELEBRATED PEOPLE MANY METHODS OF CORRESPONDENCE THERE ARE THOSE TO WHOM LETTER WRITING IS A BORE AND WHO ASSAILED WITH QUESTIONS AND COMPLIMENTS REPLY IN THE GREATEST HASTE SOLELY THAT THE JOB MAY BE OVER WITH AND WHO RETURN POLITENESS FOR POLITENESS MINGLING IT WITH MORE OR LESS WIT THIS KIND OF CORRESPONDENCE THOUGH COMING FROM CELEBRATED PEOPLE IS INSIGNIFICANT AND UNWORTHY OF COLLECTION AND CLASSIFICATION AFTER THOSE WHO WRITE LETTERS IN PERFORMANCE OF A DISAGREEABLE DUTY AND ALMOST SIDE BY SIDE WITH THEM IN POINT OF INSIGNIFICANCE I SHOULD PUT THOSE WHO WRITE IN A MANNER WHOLLY EXTERNAL WHOLLY SUPERFICIAL DEVOTED ONLY TO FLATTERY LAVISHING PRAISE LIKE GOLD WITHOUT COUNTING IT AND THOSE ALSO WHO WEIGH EVERY WORD WHO REPLY FORMALLY AND POMPOUSLY WITH A VIEW TO FINE PHRASES AND DEFECTS THEY EXCHANGE WORDS ONLY AND CHOOSE THEM SOLELY FOR THEIR BRILLIANCY AND SHOW
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