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Some Particulars Of The Life And Character Of Kosciusko.
Kosciusko having acquired reputation abroad , ventured to shew himself in his native country , and he was in three battles which Prince Poniatowski fought with the Russians at the time of the-Diet of Tiargowitz . It had been said , that if the councils of Kosciusko had been followed in that short war , affairs would have taken a better turn . Whe Stanislaus-found himself obliged to cease hostilitiesKosciusko
n , again disappeared . He was seen at Pisa in the month of December , Dvhen he . professed himself going to Geneva , but in fact he went to Paris . There ' he took instructions from the Committee of Insurrection , and received from them ten millions , " which he distributed in Poland , and in a few months afterwards found himself at the head of
the insurgents .
To The Editor Of The Freemasons' Magazine.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE .
¦ Sin ' ' " ' ' INHERE is . a species of wit . called a pun , which most men think ^ themselves qualified to make , but veiy few realty are so . It is of . such a nature , that it must be superlatively excellent or it ceases to be striking ; like good liquor , it should always leave a grateful smack
behind ,. or you may conclude it wants the necessary requisite to makeit relishing . I am led into a reflection upon this subject , from associating with a set of persons who are always punning upon every word that is said ; and 1 assure you , Mr . "Editor , though I have a very great respect for my companions , yet their conduct in this particular is so exceedingly disgustful , that I have little or no pleasure in their company . . It has often astonished me that persons of understanding have not seen the impropriety of this sort of behaviour . To be perpetually
quibblmg upon words , and putting forced constructions upon them , either argues a want of judgment in themselves , or a very mean opinion of their friends' understanding . Besides , the ^ e kind of people , to supply the want of true wit , and to conceal their own ignorance , constantly burst into , a loud horse-laugh , that stuns two-thirds of the company ; and this is what they call spending a cheerful evening . Though I may be thought an' enemy to wit by these refined good
people , yet , I assure you , I have great pleasure in the company of men of geni us ; and whenever it has been my lot to meet with persons of that . stamp , I consider myself possessed of an opportunity of improving my understanding , and enlarging my ideas , by attending to the conversation ; but I am deprived of this pleasure if a punster happens to make-part of the company ; for his boisterous behaviour , and forced jokes , are a perfect , check upon all topics of rational conversation ; they preclude a man from speaking upon any subject which may improve the mind ; and though the other part of the company
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Some Particulars Of The Life And Character Of Kosciusko.
Kosciusko having acquired reputation abroad , ventured to shew himself in his native country , and he was in three battles which Prince Poniatowski fought with the Russians at the time of the-Diet of Tiargowitz . It had been said , that if the councils of Kosciusko had been followed in that short war , affairs would have taken a better turn . Whe Stanislaus-found himself obliged to cease hostilitiesKosciusko
n , again disappeared . He was seen at Pisa in the month of December , Dvhen he . professed himself going to Geneva , but in fact he went to Paris . There ' he took instructions from the Committee of Insurrection , and received from them ten millions , " which he distributed in Poland , and in a few months afterwards found himself at the head of
the insurgents .
To The Editor Of The Freemasons' Magazine.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE .
¦ Sin ' ' " ' ' INHERE is . a species of wit . called a pun , which most men think ^ themselves qualified to make , but veiy few realty are so . It is of . such a nature , that it must be superlatively excellent or it ceases to be striking ; like good liquor , it should always leave a grateful smack
behind ,. or you may conclude it wants the necessary requisite to makeit relishing . I am led into a reflection upon this subject , from associating with a set of persons who are always punning upon every word that is said ; and 1 assure you , Mr . "Editor , though I have a very great respect for my companions , yet their conduct in this particular is so exceedingly disgustful , that I have little or no pleasure in their company . . It has often astonished me that persons of understanding have not seen the impropriety of this sort of behaviour . To be perpetually
quibblmg upon words , and putting forced constructions upon them , either argues a want of judgment in themselves , or a very mean opinion of their friends' understanding . Besides , the ^ e kind of people , to supply the want of true wit , and to conceal their own ignorance , constantly burst into , a loud horse-laugh , that stuns two-thirds of the company ; and this is what they call spending a cheerful evening . Though I may be thought an' enemy to wit by these refined good
people , yet , I assure you , I have great pleasure in the company of men of geni us ; and whenever it has been my lot to meet with persons of that . stamp , I consider myself possessed of an opportunity of improving my understanding , and enlarging my ideas , by attending to the conversation ; but I am deprived of this pleasure if a punster happens to make-part of the company ; for his boisterous behaviour , and forced jokes , are a perfect , check upon all topics of rational conversation ; they preclude a man from speaking upon any subject which may improve the mind ; and though the other part of the company