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SIR FRANCIS BACON(1561—1626) 1

Narcissus or Self-Love 1

Of Studies 4

JONATHAN SWIFT(1667—1745) 7

A Meditation upon a Broomstick 7

JOSEPH ADDISON(1672—1719) 11

Defence and Happiness of Married Life 11

LORD CHESTERFIELD (1694—1773) 17

Upon Affectation 17

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN(1706—1790) 24

Too Dear for the Whistle 24

SAMUEL JOHNSON(1709—1784) 27

Conversation 27

The Decay of Friendship 33

OLIVER GOLDSMITH(1730—1774) 38

A Visit to Westminster Abbey 38

WASHINGTON IRVING(1783—1859) 48

The Broken Heart 48

PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY (1792—1822) 58

On Love 58

HENRY D. THOREAU(1817—1862) 62

Solitude(Excerpt) 62

SAMUEL BUTLER(1835—1902) 69

On Knowing What Gives Us Pleasure 69

MARK TWAIN(1835—1910) 73

High and Low Music 73

AdvicetoYouth 76

SAMUEL MCCHORD CROTHERS(1857—1927) 81

Every Man's Natural Desire to Be Somebody Else(Excerpts) 81

STEPHEN LEACOCK(1867—1944) 85

Borrowing a Match 85

E.V.LUCAS(1868—1938) 88

The Perfect Holiday 88

HILAIRE BELLOC(1870—1953) 94

A Conversation with a Cat 94

SIR MAX BEERBOHM(1872—1956) 100

Seeing People off 100

BERTRAND RUSSELL(1872—1970) 108

How to Grow Old 108

STEWART EDWARD WHITE(1873—1946) 113

On Lying Awake at Night 113

CHARLES S. BROOKS(1878—1934) 120

On the Difference between Wit and Humor 120

D.H.LAWRENCE(1885—1930) 128

Give Her a Pattern 128

CHRISTOPHER MORLEY(1890—1957) 136

On Laziness 136

KATHERINE ANNE PORTER(1890—1980) 141

The Necessary Enemy(Excerpt) 141

E.B.WHITE(1899—1985) 144

At Turtle Bay 144

GEORGE ORWELL(1903—1950) 148

WhyAre Beggars Despised? 148

Politics and the English Language(Excerpt) 150

RONALD DUNCAN(1914—1982) 164

The Three Peach Stones 165

ANDY ROONEY(1919—2011) 168

Silence Is a Wonderful Sound 168