Thomas Brown epub The Paradise of Coquettes, a Poem in Nine Parts (Classic Reprint)

Howmuch more perilous is it, if, with the misfortune of being long, it have the additional misfortune of not harmonising with the prevailing taste of the period! The fashion of our poetic taste, and the fashion of our general manners, exhibit at present a contrast, which the philosophic observer of the varieties of human judgment and caprice cannot fail to remark. If an estimate of our national character were to be formed in our drawingrooms, and in those places of promiscuous resort, which are still even a little more public than the most crowded of our private saloons, we should unquestionably be ranked as a people of the gay or at least, since our efforts to be gay are not always very happy, as a people of determined lovers of gaiety.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org