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plicity and pathos. They have certainly succeeded ; 

 but Moore unhappily wished to be a Catullus, and from 

 him has sprung the licentiousness of the new school. 

 Moore's poems and his translations will, I think, have 

 more influence on the female society of this kingdom, 

 than the stage has had in its xvorst ijeriod, the reign of 

 Charles II. Ladies are not ashamed of having the 

 delectable Mr Little on their toilette, which is a pretty 

 good proof that his voluptuousness is considered as quite 

 veiled by the sentimental garb in which it is clad. But 

 voluptuousness is not the less dangerous for having some 

 slight semblance of the veil of modesty. On the con- 

 trary, her fascinations are infinitely more powerful in 

 this retiring habit, than when she boldly protrudes her- 

 self on the gazer's eye, and openly solicits his attention. 

 The broad indecency of Wycherley, and his contem- 

 poraries, was not half so dangerous as this insinuating 

 and half covered moc/j- delicacy, which makes use of the 

 blush of modesty in order to heighten the charms of 

 vice. 



I must conclude somewhat abruptly, by begging you 

 will not punish my negligence towards you, by retarding 

 the pleasure I shall receive from your answer, 

 I am very truly yours, 



H. K. White. 

 Address to me, St John's College, Cambridge. 



TO HIS BROTHER NEVILLE. 



St John's, May 1806. 

 i My dear Neville, 



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My long delayed and very anciently promised letter 

 j to Charlesworth will reach him shortly. Tell him that 

 I have written one to him in Latin, but that having torn 

 the paper in two by mistake, I could not summon resolu- 

 tion to copy it. 



I was glad to hear of the Cclat with which he disputed, 



