CONTENTS. LAST ESSAYS OF ELIA. PAGE 1. That a Bully is always a Coward . II. That Ill-gotten Gain never Prospers III. That a Man must not Laugh at his own Jest 199 IV. That such a One shows his Breeding.– That it is Easy to Perceive he is no Gentleman V. That the Poor Copy the Vices of the Rich VI. That Enough is as Good as a Feast VII, Of Two Disputants, the Warmest is generally VIII. That Verbal Allusions are not Wit, because they will not bear a Translation IX. That the Worst Puns are the Best X. That Handsome is that Handsome Does XI. That we must not Look a Gift-Horse in the XII. That Home is Home though it is never so XIII. That You must Love Me and Love my Dog 223 XIV. That we should Rise with the Lark LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. Photogravure by L. Chefdeville. Frontispiece 104 176 |