CONTENTS

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I. OPENETH DISCOURSE[8]
II. SOLILOQUISETH ON LITTLE MANNERS[23]
III. PRONOUNCETH ON LESSER MORALS[43]
IV. OF SAVAGES AND SKELETONS[59]
V. HOW NAMES ARE SUPERIOR TO PERSONS[79]
VI. CONVERSETH WITH LORD SALISBURY[91]
VII. CHATTETH WITH THE GRAND OLD MAN[109]
VIII. OF THE TRUE JOURNALIST AND HIS CREED[127]
IX. OF WRITERS IN GROOVES[137]
X. OF THE SOCIAL ELEPHANT[165]
XI. THE STORY OF A SOUTH AFRICAN DREAM[183]
XII. QUESTIONETH CONCERNING THE SLOUGH OF DESPOND[197]
XIII. DESCRIBETH THE PIOUS PUBLISHER[211]
XIV. OF CERTAIN GREAT POETS[227]
XV. OF MORE POETS[251]
XVI. TO A MIGHTY GENIUS[267]
XVII. CONCERNING A GREAT FRATERNITY[293]
XVIII. EULOGISETH ANDREW[311]
XIX. BYRON LOQUITUR[327]
XX. MAKETH EXIT[359]

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OPENETH DISCOURSE.