CHAPTER XIV.

THACKERAY'S RESEARCHES AMONGST THE WRITINGS OF THE EARLY ESSAYISTS -- _Continued._

Characteristic Passages from the Works of the 'Humourists,' from Thackeray's Library, illustrated by the Author's hand, with Marginal Sketches suggested by the Text -- THE 'WORLD,' 1753 -- Introduction -- Its Difference from the Earlier Essays -- Distinguished Authors who contributed to the 'World' -- Paragraphs and Pencillings 318