ok contained an exposition of his
principles, the pseudo-Radical replied, that he cared nothing for his
principles--which was probably true, it not being likely that he would
care for another person's principles after having shown so thorough a
disregard for his own. The writer said that the book, of course, would
give offence to humbugs; the Radical then demanded whether he thought him
a humbug?--the wretched wife was the Radical's protection, even as he
knew she would be; it was on her account that the writer did not kick his
good friend; as it was, he looked at him in the face and thought to
himself, "How is it possible I should think you a humbug, when only last
night I was taking your part in a company in which everybody called you a
humbug?"

The Radical, probably observing something in the writer's eye which he
did not like, became all on a sudden abjectly submissive, and, professing
the highest admiration for the writer, begged him to visit him in his
government; this the writer promised faithfully to do, and he takes the
present opportunity of performing his promise.

This is one of the pseudo-Radical calumniators of Lavengro and its
author; were the writer on his deathbed he would lay his hand on his
heart and say, that he does not believe that there is one trait of
exaggeration in the portrait which he has drawn. This is one of the
pseudo-Radical calumniators of Lavengro and its author; and this is one
of the genus, who, after having railed against jobbery for perhaps a
quarter of a century, at present batten on large official salaries which
they do not earn. England is a great country, and her interests require
that she should have many a well-paid official both at home and abroad;
but will England long continue a great country if the care of her
interests, both at home and abroad, is in many instances intrusted to
beings like him described above, whose only recommendation for an
official appointment was that he was deeply versed in the secrets of his
party and of the Whigs?

Before he concludes, the writer will take the liberty of saying of
Lavengro that it is a book written for the express purpose of inculcating
virtue, love of country, learning, manly pursuits, and genuine religion,
for example, that of the Church of England, and for awakening a contempt
for nonsense of every kind, and a hatred for priestcraft, more especially
that of Rome.

And in conclusion, with respect to many passages of his b