butEnglishmendidnotseeenoughintheargumenttoinducethemtowithdrawtheirconfidencefromthepresentarrangementsofthegovernment，andDrAnticant’smonthlypamphletonthedecayoftheworlddidnotreceivesomuchattentionashisearlierworks。Hedidnotconfinehimselftopoliticsinthesepublications，butroamedatlargeoverallmattersofpublicinterest，andfoundeverythingbad。Accordingtohimnobodywastrue，andnotonlynobody，butnothing；
amancouldnottakeoffhishattoaladywithouttellingalie——theladywouldlieagaininsmiling。Therufflesofthegentleman’sshirtwouldbefraughtwithdeceit，andthelady’sflouncesfulloffalsehood。Waseveranythingmoreseverethanthatattackofhisonchipbonnets，ortheanathemaswithwhichheendeavouredtodustthepowderoutofthebishops’wigs？
ThepamphletwhichTomTowersnowpushedacrossthetablewasentitledModernCharity，andwaswrittenwiththeviewofprovinghowmuchinthewayofcharitywasdonebyourpredecessors——howlittlebythepresentage；anditendedbyacomparisonbetweenancientandmoderntimes，verylittletothecreditofthelatter。
’Lookatthis，’saidTowers，gettingupandturningoverthepagesofthepamphlet，andpointingtoapassageneartheend。
’Yourfriendthewarden，whoissolittleselfish，won’tlikethat，Ifear。’Boldreadasfollows——