Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1827-09-22
A REVIEW REVIEWED.
NCLUDE ID.

In our last, we found it imprscticablc TO close
now do so, with as little delay Us possible, and
as VIC Lope, 10 the infinite satisfaction ofour
readers as well as ourselves. 1t is far from
orr intention, to seek for the faults only
OF the performance under censidcration--wc
look for its merits also, and shall be happy, if
VIC can find any worthy Of pointing out.
| In the course of The "Rcvew," the writer
stops 10 pay mertcd compliment 10 the gen.
tIemap, who, at his own expense. procured a
copy Of the Book, procured from the University
of Oxford, and in doing So INDUCES in the fol-
lowing remarks:
"This gentleman appears to have travelled
according TO the prcccpts of Lord Bacon. 1t
is, indeed, gratifying TO observe umong the
multitude of our young countrymen who per-
pctually t,rong tho packet ships from New
York, TO squandcr their pltrlmony upon idle
gasing and dcrnoralzing habits in Europe, one
| animated by patriotic rather than selfish feel
| ing Such n one was tho gentleman who OBJ
| tanned this precious relic for his fellow citizens,
for which, together with the excellent sketch
90, published in the JournaD Of the scenery,
climate, soil, social and industrial habits Of
| Britain--he deserves their unfcigncd thanks.
We are By no means dsposedto be qucrulous
or &" over iastidious," but it does appear TO US,
that there is something in the above para
graph, equally singular, inaccurate, and ridic-
ulous; and We shall respectfully nsk tho wri-
ter, what he means by the idle, gazing, and
dcmorazing habits of Europe" Idle and dc.
moralnng habits, exist in almost every coun-
but "gasing habits" arc altogether
new 20 us;-we never had the good fortune tc
discover thcm-althougb, we have witnessed
enough of the idle and dcmoralizing habits
of the world. "Gazng habits! I've ncvc
. before heard that habits, were capable o
"gasing."
In the same paragraph, often passing an en-
corniuln OH the gentleman, who procured ih'
"kcy," or " precious relic" as the reviewer
calls the book, and remarking, that 1t is CRATE
ful 10 find one individual, who has travelled
through Europe, animated by patriotic, rathc
than selfish motives, hc adds; " Such Ian
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one was the gentleman, who obtained th'
precious relic for his fellow citizens, for which
torcthcr, with the excellent skot ches (pubiish
cd IN the JournaD Of the scenery. climate soil
social and Industrial habits, Of Britain he dt
serves their mfoigncd thanks" Take th
: sentence as il stands, and it Ia neither NOR
> nor less than downright absurdty,: and IL
: writer INSTEAD Of making the public indcb'c
: to the gentleman for the Eook and the Skctcl
os, makes tho gentleman indebted to hin
b self FOR both, when ho would throw the del
= of gratitude on the gcntcman's fellow citizcn'
? Not satisfied with the manufacture oi sue
a bundle Of absurdhics, the writer. in the nc'
place, turned his attention 10 tic manuiactu'
Of words, and has introduced to the Language
A word mover bcioic heard Of VIZ dl'udc !
&C word " Industrial" and if the ecnflcmo
AN find any authority for IFS use, or max
'cnso out its application, We VIII adopt
md make il a member of our vocabulor'
There i NJ such wcij III Tho lcneuaec; nj