The Expedition of Humphry Clinker Letter 16 - from M. BRAMBLE to Dr LEWIS

In which the discerning Mr Bramble, newly arrived at Bath, delivers a candid epistle to his friend, lamenting the city's noisy transformation from a sanctuary of health to a bustling scene of ostentation and folly, critiquing its architecture and the incongruous mix of its fashionable company. He reflects upon the inconveniences that afflict the valetudinarian, the swelling tide of new buildings and inhabitants, and clings to the comfort of genuine friendship amid the vanity and excess.