Parallelism

Like most people who are too high-spirited to work for stated hours at a weekly wage, he drifted into Journalism. Which may be briefly but accurately defined as the most degrading form of that most degrading vice, mental prostitution.

Its resemblance to the less reprehensible form is striking. Only the more fashionable cocottes of the dual trade make a reasonable income.

Both require suppleness in a supreme degree, and in both the fatal handicaps are honesty, modesty, and independence.—Richard Arlington.

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Algie made a League

The League was bilgy

The bilge was Algie

G. & A.