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endeavour’d to touch on his manner;but was forced to quit it soon, as dis-agreeable to the Writer, and Readertoo. Boileau has joyn’d both the Ro-man Satirists with great success, but hastoo much of Juvenal in his very seriousSatire on Women, which should havebeen the gayest of all. An excellentcritick of our own commends Boileau'scloseness, or, as he calls it, prejsness , par-ticularly: Whereas it appears to me,that Repetition is his fault; if any faultshould be imputed to him.

There are some Profe-Satirists ofthe greatest Delicacy, and Wit; thelast of which can never, or shouldnever succeed, without the former. AnAuthor, without it, betrays too great acontempt for mankind, and opinionof himself; which are bad Advocatesfor reputation, and success. What a

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