EGOTISM.
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Of all the follies which men are apt 10 fall into, to the disturbance of others and lessening of themselves there is none more intolerable than continual egotism and per- pctual inclination to self panegyric. The mention of this weakness is sufficient to ex- pose it since think no man was ever possessed of so warm an affection for his own person, as deliberately to assert, that it, and its concerns are proper topics to entertain company. Yet there are many, who, through want of attention fall into this vein, as soon as the conversation be- gins to acquire life they lay hold of eve ry opportunity of introducing themselves, of describing themselves, and ifpeople are so dull as not to take the hint, of commend ing themselves; nay what is more surpris- ing than all this, they are amazed at the coldness of their auditors forgetting that the same passion inspires almost every body; and that there is scarce man in the room who has not better opinion of himself than any body else.