"We should find her, if any sensible defect appeared in the mind, more careful in rectifying it, than plaistering up the irreparable decays of the person; nay, I am even apt to fancy, that ladies would find more real pleasure in this utensil in private, than in any other bauble imported from China, though never so expensive, or amusing."
The Citizen of the World
First published in the <u>Public Ledger</u> in 1760-1761. At least 25 entries in ESTC (1762, 1769, 1774, 1775 1776, 1782, 1785, 1790, 1792, 1793, 1794, 1797, 1799, 1800).<br><br>
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Text from <u>The Citizen of the World: or Letters from a Chinese Philosopher, Residing in London, to His Friends in the East.</u> (London: Printed for the Author; and sold by J. Newbery and W. Bristow; J. Leake and W. Frederick, Bath; B. Collins, Salisbury; and A. M. Smart and Co. Reading, 1762). &lt;<a href="http://name.umdl.umich.edu/004897171.0001.001">Link to ECCO-TCP</a>&gt;