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Tatler's humiliation, in which, with fulsome apology and not very credible assurances of respect and admiration, he disclaims the article in question, and advertises a new issue of NO. XVI. with all objectionable matter omitted. This, with pleasing euphemism, he terms in a later advertisement, "a new and improved edition." This was the only remarkable adventure of Mr.
Tatler's satire is, on the whole, good-humoured, and has not grown superannuated in ALL its limbs. His descriptions may limp at some points, but there are certain broad traits that apply equally well to session 1870-1.
"What!" cried the gentleman in the flaxen wig, "what! the 'Tatler's' successor, the 'Spectator'?" "The same," quoth the colonel. "To be sure; who has not?" returned he of the flaxen ornament. "People say Congreve writes it." "They are very much mistaken, then," cried a little square man with spectacles; "to my certain knowledge Swift is the author."
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