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The Freemason. No. Vi.
THE FREEMASON . No . VI .
¦ A native grace Beyond the pomp of dress ; for loveliness Needs not the foreign aid of ornament , But is when unadorn'd adom'd the most . . . THOMSON .
THERE is nothing under the sun so exceedingly offensive " as that Affectation which is now so prevalent among both , sexes , the ladies especially . Affectation is , doubtless , begotten bypride ; but it is that false pride which ori ginates from a wrong education . Persons endued with real understanding , so far from being affectedare remarkable for their modesty and humility .
, An affected man is , beyond doubt , the most disgusting of all beings ; there is some excuse for a woman , especially a pretty woman , who is eternally listening to-the blandishments of flattery , and consequently persuaded that she borders upon divinity ; : but what excuse can there be . for a man devoted to affectation ? Can the titled fbol suppose ,-that the dignity of a name authorises him to assume the of
manners the learned , A title , without the means of supporting it , renders the object truly contemptible and disgusting . It is a mark for boys to hoot at . ' . Affectation , however , is common among men of the lower class . Such are very prone , to ape the appearance of their superiors . Nothing , however , is more ridiculous than affecting a foreign ' dialect . Thus the Irishman has been laughed at
for anglicising his conversation . " Preey how do you do to-deey ? —V / eeter , bring me a cup of lay—preey donf sleey all deey . " Englishmen have rendered themselves sometimes ridiculous , by ' aftecting . the brogue in Ireland . I cannot see why any man should be ashamed of his country .. We may endeavour to correct our provincial errors , butwe have no ri ght to affect others . This quality of assuming the
appearance of what we are' not , and what sits very awkwardly upon us , must naturally render us extremely ridiculous , as well as disagreeable , in the eyes of an assembly . Nothing in the world can be more odious than forced gentility ; nothing more contemptible than assumed learning , which never fails to discover the real ignoranceof the person . I . have known many ' make use of words which they did not comprehend , and which were so foreign to the subjects in question , as to expose their , ignorance to the " just criticisms of all !
There is another kind of . affectation which merits tlie severest reprehension . We find several , even of both sexes , who , at stated times , can be very free and conversant , and yet can affect a total ig-3 C norance
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The Freemason. No. Vi.
THE FREEMASON . No . VI .
¦ A native grace Beyond the pomp of dress ; for loveliness Needs not the foreign aid of ornament , But is when unadorn'd adom'd the most . . . THOMSON .
THERE is nothing under the sun so exceedingly offensive " as that Affectation which is now so prevalent among both , sexes , the ladies especially . Affectation is , doubtless , begotten bypride ; but it is that false pride which ori ginates from a wrong education . Persons endued with real understanding , so far from being affectedare remarkable for their modesty and humility .
, An affected man is , beyond doubt , the most disgusting of all beings ; there is some excuse for a woman , especially a pretty woman , who is eternally listening to-the blandishments of flattery , and consequently persuaded that she borders upon divinity ; : but what excuse can there be . for a man devoted to affectation ? Can the titled fbol suppose ,-that the dignity of a name authorises him to assume the of
manners the learned , A title , without the means of supporting it , renders the object truly contemptible and disgusting . It is a mark for boys to hoot at . ' . Affectation , however , is common among men of the lower class . Such are very prone , to ape the appearance of their superiors . Nothing , however , is more ridiculous than affecting a foreign ' dialect . Thus the Irishman has been laughed at
for anglicising his conversation . " Preey how do you do to-deey ? —V / eeter , bring me a cup of lay—preey donf sleey all deey . " Englishmen have rendered themselves sometimes ridiculous , by ' aftecting . the brogue in Ireland . I cannot see why any man should be ashamed of his country .. We may endeavour to correct our provincial errors , butwe have no ri ght to affect others . This quality of assuming the
appearance of what we are' not , and what sits very awkwardly upon us , must naturally render us extremely ridiculous , as well as disagreeable , in the eyes of an assembly . Nothing in the world can be more odious than forced gentility ; nothing more contemptible than assumed learning , which never fails to discover the real ignoranceof the person . I . have known many ' make use of words which they did not comprehend , and which were so foreign to the subjects in question , as to expose their , ignorance to the " just criticisms of all !
There is another kind of . affectation which merits tlie severest reprehension . We find several , even of both sexes , who , at stated times , can be very free and conversant , and yet can affect a total ig-3 C norance