"The Prince now found that he had all along been under the power of enchantment, that his passion for the white mouse was entirely fictitious, and not the genuine complexion of his soul; he now saw that his earnestness after mice was an illiberal amusement, and much more becoming a ratcatcher than a Prince."
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;