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152 : False Eloquence passeth only where True is not understood, and no body will commend bad Writers, that is acquainted with Good.

These, my Lord, are only some cursory Thoughts on a Subject that will not be reduced to Rules. To treat of a true Taste in a formal Method, would be very lnsipid; It is best collected from the Beauties and Laws of Writing, and must rise from every Man's own Apprehension and Notion of what he heareth and readeth.

It may be therefore of farther Use, and most Advantage to Your Lordship, as well as a Relief and Entertainment to Rh