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Sentence
The
Speculator
responded
to
the
letter
with
a
blend
of
commiseration
and
alarm:
"this
young
gentleman's
situation
is
truly
pitiable.
The
cacoethes
scribendi
is
certainly
one
of
the
most
troublesome
diseases
of
the
mind;
and
when
it
thus
totally
possesses
a
man,
I
scarce
know
any
madness
equal
to
it"
(51:20).
The
cacoethes
scribendi,
which
as
An
Impartial
and
Candid
Disquisition
into
the
Case
of
Sporus,
by
A
Lover
of
Truth
and
Impartiality
(1755)
explained,
"is
a
hard
Word
for
a
Disease
called
in
plain
English,
the
Itch
of
Writing,"
was
a
staple
of
literary
satire
(24).
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The Speculator responded to the letter with a blend of commiseration and alarm: this young gentleman's situation is truly pitiable. The cacoethes scribendi is certainly one of the most troublesome diseases of the mind; and when it thus totally possesses a man, I scarce know any madness equal to it
(51:20). The cacoethes scribendi, which as An Impartial and Candid Disquisition into the Case of Sporus, by A Lover of Truth and Impartiality (1755) explained, is a hard Word for a Disease called in plain English, the Itch of Writing,
was a staple of literary satire (24).
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