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ouldbeabletoreach
thisdoctrine,iafraid,isatpresentcarriedchtoofar:
foruchfrollotherartsthe
nilenessofadancingsterisnotatallprejudicedbybeing
taughttove;nordothanychanic,ibelieve,exercisehistools
theforo,icannot
nceivethathororvirgilorefire,if,
insteadofbeingstersofalltheleaingtheirtis,theyhad
beenasignorantasstoftheauthorsofthepresentagenordoi
believethatalltheigination,fire,andjudgntofpitt,uld
haveproduadethesenateofengland,
intheseourtis,arivalineloquene,ifhehad
notbeensoosthenesandcicero,asto
havetransferredtheirintohisspeeches,and,htheir
spirit,theirknooo
iefundof
leainginanyofbrethren,asciceropersuadesusisnecessaryto
thepositionofanoratoronthentrary,verylittlereadingis,
inceive,necessarytothepoet,lesstothecritic,andtheleast
ofalltothepoliticianforthefirst,perhaps,byshesartof
poetry,andafeodepoets,ysuffice;forthesend,
aderateheapofplays;and,forthelast,anindifferentllection
ofpoliticaljouals
tosaythetruth,irequirenorethanthatanshouldhaveso
littleknohesubjectonreats,acrdingtothe
oldxiflainedseexerceath
thisaloneaaysotisdotolerablywell;and,indeed,
in
littlestead
forinstanerandvirgil,aristotleand
etalltogether,andhave
clubbedtheirseveraltalentstohaveposedatreatiseontheart
ofdancing:ibelieveitheyuldnothave
equalledtheexcellenttreatiseressexhathgivenuson
thatsubject,entitled,therudintsofgenteeleducationand,
indeed,shouldtheexcellentbroughtonbeprevailedontosetfist
topaper,andtopletetheabovesaidrudints,bydeliveringdown
thetrueprinciplesofathletics,iquestionhertheworldwill
haveanyent,thatnoneofthegreaters,either
antientorde,haveevertreatedaboutthatnobleandusefulart
toavoidaltipliplesinsoplainacase,andto
eatonapttonceive,thatonereasonwhy
nyenglishanners
ofupperlife,ypossiblybe,thatinrealitytheyknohingof
it
thisisaknoanyauthorsto
arriveatbooksperfectideaofit;norwill
thestageaeduponreadingthe
forrostals
hielfuponthelatter,axb
norarethecharactersdrathesedelsbettersupported
vanbrughandngrevepiednature;buttheydrawas
unlikethepresentageashogarthopainta
rout,oradruinthedressesoftitianandofvandykeinshort,
itationhereustbeafter
natureherselfatrueknoheworldisgainedonlyby
nversation,andthennersofeveryrankstbeseeninorderto
beknown
noortalsisnottobe
seen,likealltherestofthehunspecies,foothing,inthe
streets,shops,andffeehouse;noraretheyshoheupper
rankofanils,forsochapieceinshort,thisisasightto
ittedhoutoneorotherofthese
qualifications,viz,eitherbirthorfortune,or,is
equivalenttoboth,thehonourableprofessionofagasterand,very
unluckilyx,forthecare
totakeupontheelvesthebadtradeofing;hisgenerally
entereduponbytheloany
thinkrequiresnokindofstocktosetuph
henonstersinlaceanderoidery,insilksand
brocades,eoflordsand
ladies,strutthestage,tothegreatdelightofattoeysandtheir
clerksinthepit,andofthecitizensandtheirapprenticesinthe
galleries;andoretobefoundinreallife,thanthe
erefictionbutto
letreaderintoasecret,thisknohoughvery
neistakes,isnoverygreatresourcetoa
edy,orthatkindofnovels,h,like
thisiacclass
ostinthis
station,adeupoffodaffectation,
thattheyhavenocharacteratall,atleast,nonehappearsi
uchthedullest,and
affordsverylittlehuurorentertainntthevariouscallingsin
loorouscharacters;
ongthefehepursuitof
aition,andthefeillwhohavearelishforpleasure,allis
vanityandservileitationdressingandcards,eatinganddrinking,
boakeupthebusinessoftheirlives
sothereare,hopassionexercises
itstryanny,andhurriesthearbeyondthebounds
presuchdistinguishedbytheir
nobleintrepidity,andaptofreputation,frobr >
thefrailonesofanerdegree,asavirtuousanofqualityis
bytheeleganentsfrohehonestwifeof
ayeonorshopkeeperladybellastonhisintrepidcharacter;
butletnotuntryreadersncludefroer,thatthisisthe
generalndu
assuchtheyghtasanwas
representedbyth,oreverysoldierbyensignnortherton
thereisnot,indeed,agreatererrorthanthathuniversally
prevailsangthevulgar,so
ignorantsatirists,haveaffixedthecharacterofleothese
tisonthentrary,iavincedthereneverwaslessoflove
intrigueongpersonsofndition,thannowour
presentenhavebeentaughtbytheirthers
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ouldbeabletoreach
thisdoctrine,iafraid,isatpresentcarriedchtoofar:
foruchfrollotherartsthe
nilenessofadancingsterisnotatallprejudicedbybeing
taughttove;nordothanychanic,ibelieve,exercisehistools
theforo,icannot
nceivethathororvirgilorefire,if,
insteadofbeingstersofalltheleaingtheirtis,theyhad
beenasignorantasstoftheauthorsofthepresentagenordoi
believethatalltheigination,fire,andjudgntofpitt,uld
haveproduadethesenateofengland,
intheseourtis,arivalineloquene,ifhehad
notbeensoosthenesandcicero,asto
havetransferredtheirintohisspeeches,and,htheir
spirit,theirknooo
iefundof
leainginanyofbrethren,asciceropersuadesusisnecessaryto
thepositionofanoratoronthentrary,verylittlereadingis,
inceive,necessarytothepoet,lesstothecritic,andtheleast
ofalltothepoliticianforthefirst,perhaps,byshesartof
poetry,andafeodepoets,ysuffice;forthesend,
aderateheapofplays;and,forthelast,anindifferentllection
ofpoliticaljouals
tosaythetruth,irequirenorethanthatanshouldhaveso
littleknohesubjectonreats,acrdingtothe
oldxiflainedseexerceath
thisaloneaaysotisdotolerablywell;and,indeed,
in
littlestead
forinstanerandvirgil,aristotleand
etalltogether,andhave
clubbedtheirseveraltalentstohaveposedatreatiseontheart
ofdancing:ibelieveitheyuldnothave
equalledtheexcellenttreatiseressexhathgivenuson
thatsubject,entitled,therudintsofgenteeleducationand,
indeed,shouldtheexcellentbroughtonbeprevailedontosetfist
topaper,andtopletetheabovesaidrudints,bydeliveringdown
thetrueprinciplesofathletics,iquestionhertheworldwill
haveanyent,thatnoneofthegreaters,either
antientorde,haveevertreatedaboutthatnobleandusefulart
toavoidaltipliplesinsoplainacase,andto
eatonapttonceive,thatonereasonwhy
nyenglishanners
ofupperlife,ypossiblybe,thatinrealitytheyknohingof
it
thisisaknoanyauthorsto
arriveatbooksperfectideaofit;norwill
thestageaeduponreadingthe
forrostals
hielfuponthelatter,axb
norarethecharactersdrathesedelsbettersupported
vanbrughandngrevepiednature;buttheydrawas
unlikethepresentageashogarthopainta
rout,oradruinthedressesoftitianandofvandykeinshort,
itationhereustbeafter
natureherselfatrueknoheworldisgainedonlyby
nversation,andthennersofeveryrankstbeseeninorderto
beknown
noortalsisnottobe
seen,likealltherestofthehunspecies,foothing,inthe
streets,shops,andffeehouse;noraretheyshoheupper
rankofanils,forsochapieceinshort,thisisasightto
ittedhoutoneorotherofthese
qualifications,viz,eitherbirthorfortune,or,is
equivalenttoboth,thehonourableprofessionofagasterand,very
unluckilyx,forthecare
totakeupontheelvesthebadtradeofing;hisgenerally
entereduponbytheloany
thinkrequiresnokindofstocktosetuph
henonstersinlaceanderoidery,insilksand
brocades,eoflordsand
ladies,strutthestage,tothegreatdelightofattoeysandtheir
clerksinthepit,andofthecitizensandtheirapprenticesinthe
galleries;andoretobefoundinreallife,thanthe
erefictionbutto
letreaderintoasecret,thisknohoughvery
neistakes,isnoverygreatresourcetoa
edy,orthatkindofnovels,h,like
thisiacclass
ostinthis
station,adeupoffodaffectation,
thattheyhavenocharacteratall,atleast,nonehappearsi
uchthedullest,and
affordsverylittlehuurorentertainntthevariouscallingsin
loorouscharacters;
ongthefehepursuitof
aition,andthefeillwhohavearelishforpleasure,allis
vanityandservileitationdressingandcards,eatinganddrinking,
boakeupthebusinessoftheirlives
sothereare,hopassionexercises
itstryanny,andhurriesthearbeyondthebounds
presuchdistinguishedbytheir
nobleintrepidity,andaptofreputation,frobr >
thefrailonesofanerdegree,asavirtuousanofqualityis
bytheeleganentsfrohehonestwifeof
ayeonorshopkeeperladybellastonhisintrepidcharacter;
butletnotuntryreadersncludefroer,thatthisisthe
generalndu
assuchtheyghtasanwas
representedbyth,oreverysoldierbyensignnortherton
thereisnot,indeed,agreatererrorthanthathuniversally
prevailsangthevulgar,so
ignorantsatirists,haveaffixedthecharacterofleothese
tisonthentrary,iavincedthereneverwaslessoflove
intrigueongpersonsofndition,thannowour
presentenhavebeentaughtbytheirthers
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