THE

ENGLISH HUMOURISTS

OF THE

EIGHTEENTH CENTURY.

A Series of Leqtures,

DELIVERED IN ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, AND THE UNITED STATES OF

AMERICA.

BY

W. M. THACKERAY, ESQ.,

AUTHOR OF "THE VIRGINIANS," "ESMOND,"
""VANITY FAIR," "

ETC., ETC.

PENDENNIS,"

LONDON:

SMITH, ELDER AND CO., 65, CORNHILL.

1863.