Rotterdam.—The Character of the Dutch.—Their Resemblance to the Germans.—A Dispute Between Vane and Trevlyan, After the Manner of the Ancient Novelists, As to Which Is Preferable, the Life of Action or the Life of Repose.—Trevlyan's Contrast Between Literary Ambition and the Ambition of Public Life.—A Chapter to Be Forgiven Only by Those Who Find Rasselas Amusing

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