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the most undaunted resolution, in defending its laws. 
and liberty, without despising all the rest of the 
world as cowards and poltroons? Most certainly it is. 
And, if it were not, I must own I fhould prefer the 
title of the ancient philosopher, vx. ‘ A Citizen of 
the world,’ to that of a Scotchman, Spaniard, Ger- 
man, or to any other appellation whatever. - With all 
due respect, I am, 
The world, 
Feb. 22. abak 
A CITIZEN oF THE WORLD. 
CRITICISM BY ARCTICUS. 
Sir, To the Editor of the Bee. 
I nore the intefdiction you appeared to lay on the 
discufsion of the merits of Dr Young’s Night 
Thoughts, in your fourth volume, p. 24. was only ap- 
plicable to some peculiar circumstance of that sub- 
ject alone, and not to others of the same kind; for al- 
though pointed severity on living authors ought not 
to be admitted into any periodical publication, of the 
nature of the Bee, still the works of dead authors al- 
ways were, and will be, the lawful game of criticism, 
to the great advantage of literature, and instruction of 
the public, the bulk of whom must have their judge- 
ments directed, or never can a chaste and clafsical 
taste generally prevail; wirilst no sort of danger is to 
be apprehended from such discufsions, if carried on 
with liberality and temper, as truth, like water, will 
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always find its level. However, I do not mean to — 
extend my remark to critics and commentators, who 
fasten on a book like aleech, and which yau are 
