A Literary Conversation.
Literary conversation at a fashionable reception. Mr Spidloe, having been introduced to Miss Zagwell, says :—: — " Very fine assemblage." " Very, and quite literary, too." "Very. You are fond of literature, I presume ?" "Ah, very, I dote on it." " You like Shakespeare, I dare say ?" " Ah, very much. Do you ?" " Very fond of him } I like Burns, too." " So do I, very much indeed." " Do you like Goldsmith ?" " Very, very much. Do you like Byron?" " Think he's grand. Do you like Pope ?" "Oh, very much. Do you like Shelley ?" Oh, yes, he's good. Tell you a good writer 1 "Who?" "Milton." " Yes, he is very good, indeed." Afterwards Mr Spidloe, in speaking of the young lady, says that she is wonderfully well read, and she, in speaking of him, says ; " Ob, he's just read everything."
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Te Aroha News, Volume II, Issue 67, 13 September 1884, Page 5
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136A Literary Conversation. Te Aroha News, Volume II, Issue 67, 13 September 1884, Page 5
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