“Intravit pinacothecam senex canus, exercitati vultus et qui videretur nescio quid magnum promittere, sed cultu non proinde speciosus, et facile appareret eum ex hac nota litteratum esse, quos odisse divites solent ... 'ego’ inquit 'poeta sum et ut spero, non humillimi spiritus, si modo coronis aliquid credendum est, quas etiam ad immeritos deferre gratia solet.’”—PETRONIUS. Certain of these essays appeared, in the same or a more primitive form, in _The Times Literary Supplement_, _The Athenæum_, _Art and Letters_, and _The Egoist_. The author desires to express his obligation to the editors of these periodicals.…
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