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Myself And My Neighbour.
MYSELF AND MT NEIGHBOUE .
Of course , in every act of life , self stands first ; it is the stone thrown into the stream of existence , and however wide the successive circles of its influence , they all emanate from its individuality . Some
of its evolutions are mean , some magnificent , some commendable , most absurd ; one and all , however , testify to its potentiality , and prove that in man , woman , and child , from our earliest falsehood to our latest fraud , " self" is the arbiter rerum in the universal mundane concern .
Take " self" in its vain-glory , arrogance , and pride , how it conceals its parsimony and love of ease under hypocritical assumption of moral motive . " Excuse me , " is its reply , when asked to employ exertion in behalf of some impoverished former associate , whose pockets , when full , it gave all its aid , by encouragement of extravagance , to
empty" Mr . Spendall has really been so indiscreet , that to assist him is useless . I have advised , & c . & c , feel for him , but my position forbids my sanctioning such careless prodigality . " This speech occurs in Cheapside ; a few steps further , an agent meets " Self : "" I have succeeded , " he tells him ; " such a chance ! cent , per cent ., at least ; you have only got to puff up the shares well , thousands of greenhorns will take them , and then , you know , you may live in clover , and Fanny Lightairs will not mope over her old
brokenhearted father you stole her from , when you give her plenty of dress and amusement ! " Ah ! what has become of " Self ' s " responsibility , sense of position , & c . ? Poor wretch ! he lost them between Cheapside and Cornhill—a long distance to try a man ' s consistency !
Step into that journalist ' s office : the occupant is a stern patriot , an unflinching expositor of the vices of the age , and indeed he is no bad authority on the subject , for he knows most of them . He realizes £ 2 , 000 a year * by his upright independence , (?) which the great vol . i . 3 z
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Myself And My Neighbour.
MYSELF AND MT NEIGHBOUE .
Of course , in every act of life , self stands first ; it is the stone thrown into the stream of existence , and however wide the successive circles of its influence , they all emanate from its individuality . Some
of its evolutions are mean , some magnificent , some commendable , most absurd ; one and all , however , testify to its potentiality , and prove that in man , woman , and child , from our earliest falsehood to our latest fraud , " self" is the arbiter rerum in the universal mundane concern .
Take " self" in its vain-glory , arrogance , and pride , how it conceals its parsimony and love of ease under hypocritical assumption of moral motive . " Excuse me , " is its reply , when asked to employ exertion in behalf of some impoverished former associate , whose pockets , when full , it gave all its aid , by encouragement of extravagance , to
empty" Mr . Spendall has really been so indiscreet , that to assist him is useless . I have advised , & c . & c , feel for him , but my position forbids my sanctioning such careless prodigality . " This speech occurs in Cheapside ; a few steps further , an agent meets " Self : "" I have succeeded , " he tells him ; " such a chance ! cent , per cent ., at least ; you have only got to puff up the shares well , thousands of greenhorns will take them , and then , you know , you may live in clover , and Fanny Lightairs will not mope over her old
brokenhearted father you stole her from , when you give her plenty of dress and amusement ! " Ah ! what has become of " Self ' s " responsibility , sense of position , & c . ? Poor wretch ! he lost them between Cheapside and Cornhill—a long distance to try a man ' s consistency !
Step into that journalist ' s office : the occupant is a stern patriot , an unflinching expositor of the vices of the age , and indeed he is no bad authority on the subject , for he knows most of them . He realizes £ 2 , 000 a year * by his upright independence , (?) which the great vol . i . 3 z