THE MUTABILITY OF LITERATURE.
mb, to blacken and moulder in dusty oblivion.
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ating, table speculations ing on my o, until I accidentally loosened to my utter astonis, ttle book gave t lengto talk. At ?rst its voice ed a cold from long exposure to t time, became more distinct, and I soon found it an exceedingly ?uent, conversable little tome.
Its language, to be sure, and obsolete, and its pronunciation day, I so render it in modern parlance.
It began t of t merit being suffered to languisy, and otopics of literary repining, and complained bitterly t it been opened for more turies--t to times took dori?ed s, and turned to t; a plague do t; said ttle quarto, up c of old vergers, like so many beauties in a o be looked at noten to give pleasure and to be enjoyed; and I at least once a year; or, if equal to task, let turn loose tminster among us, t at any rate ;
quot;Softly, my ; replied I; quot;you are not aer you are off t books of your generation. By being stored a library you are like treasured remains of ts and monarcemporary mortals, left to ture, urned to dust.quot;
quot;Sir,quot; said ttle tome, ruf?ing ;I ten for all