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1、SKETCHESOFYOUNGGENTLEMENSKETCHESOFYOUNGGENTLEMEN1SKETCHESOFYOUNGGENTLEMENTOTHEYOUNGLADIESOFTHEUNITEDKINGDOMOFGREATBRITAINANDIRELAND;ALSOTHEYOUNGLADIESOFTHEPRINCIPALITYOFWALES,ANDLIKEWISETHEYOUNGLADIESRESIDENTINTHEISLESOFGUERNSEY,JERSEY,ALDERNEY,ANDSARK,THEH
2、UMBLEDEDICATIONOFTHEIRDEVOTEDADMIRER,2SKETCHESOFYOUNGGENTLEMENSHEWETH,-THATyourDedicatorhasperused,withfeelingsofvirtuousindignation,aworkpurportingtobe'SketchesofYoungLadies;'writtenbyQuiz,illustratedbyPhiz,andpublishedinonevolume,squaretwelvemo.THATaftera
3、nattentiveandvigilantperusalofthesaidwork,yourDedicatorishumblyofopinionthatsomanylibels,uponyourHonourablesex,werenevercontainedinanypreviouslypublishedwork,intwelvemooranyothermo.THATinthetitlepageandprefacetothesaidwork,yourHonourablesexaredescribedandcl
4、assifiedasanimals;andalthoughyourDedicatorisnotatpresentpreparedtodenythatyouAREanimals,stillhehumblysubmitsthatitisnotpolitetocallyouso.THATintheaforesaidpreface,yourHonourablesexarealsodescribedasTroglodites,which,beingahardword,may,foraughtyourHonourable
5、sexoryourDedicatorcansaytothecontrary,beaninjuriousanddisrespectfulappellation.THATtheauthorofthesaidworkappliedhimselftohistaskinmaliceprepenseandwithwickednessaforethought;afactwhich,yourDedicatorcontends,issufficientlydemonstrated,byhisassumingthenameofQ
6、uiz,which,yourDedicatorsubmits,denotesaforegoneconclusion,andimpliesanintentionofquizzing.THATintheexecutionofhisevildesign,thesaidQuiz,orauthorofthesaidwork,musthavebetrayedsometrustorconfidencereposedinhimbysomemembersofyourHonourablesex,otherwiseheneverc
7、ouldhaveacquiredsomuchinformationrelativetothemannersandcustomsofyourHonourablesexingeneral.THATactuatedbytheseconsiderations,andfurthermovedbyvariousslandersandinsinuationsrespectingyourHonourablesexcontainedinthesaidwork,squaretwelvemo,entitled'Sketchesof
8、YoungLadies,'yourDedicatorventurestoproduceanotherwork,squaretwelvemo,entitled'SketchesofYoungGentlemen,'ofwhichhenowsolicitsyouracceptanceandapproval.3SKETCHESOFYOUNGGENTLEMENTHATastheYoungLadiesareth