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wise, that sensibility should be diminished.-- Books are cold, veratious in their sparringness of information at one time, & their impertinent loquacity at another, --besides all they chuse to give at once; --they allow no questions offer no further explanation, & bend not to the caprices of curiosity. [[underline]] they talk to us behind a screen, [[/underline]] their tone is lifeless & monotonous, they charm not the attention by mute significances of gesture & looks, --they spread no light upon their meaning by cadences, & emphasis, & pause.--
