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178 and Glorious, it carrieth with it its own Light and Ornament; but nevertheless, that Genius, which can beautify and enliven the stiller Times of Peace, will celebrate the Triumphs of uninterrupted Conquest in a Style most equal to the Fortune, and Glory of our Arms.

History, my Lord, will not admit those Decorations other Subjects are capable of; the Passions and Affections are not to be moved with any Thing, but the Truth of the Narration. All the Force and Beauty must lie in the Order and Expression. To relate every Event with Clearness and Perspicuity, in such Words as best express Rh