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"I will not class among the latter the more prudent and sagacious authors who, when writing to individuals, keep one eye on posterity. We know that many who pursue this method have written long, finished, charming, flattering, and tolerably natural letters. Beranger furnishes us with the best example of this class. I WILL NOT CLASS AMONG THE LATTER THE MORE PRUDENT AND SAGACIOUS AUTHORS WHO WHEN WRITING TO INDIVIDUALS KEEP ONE EYE ON POSTERITY WE KNOW THAT MANY WHO PURSUE THIS METHOD HAVE WRITTEN LONG FINISHED CHARMING FLATTERING AND TOLERABLY NATURAL LETTERS BERANGE FURNISHES US WITH THE BEST EXAMPLE OF THIS CLASS
s, 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. 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. TH 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 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
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