The Battle of the Books - Hints towards and essay on conversation

In which the art of conversation is examined with keen observation and gentle critique, exposing the common faults and follies that mar this most social of pleasures, and advocating for a genteel and sincere discourse as a means to civil delight. The narrative wittily unfolds the various humours and habits of men who engage in talk, revealing how virtues and vices alike shape the manners of company and the refinement of society.