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( 37 ) parent, ''can be more incorrect than this tatement. The truth is, that after a few copes had got abroad, the further ale was delayed, for pecial purpoes, for a week, at the end of which the publication was continued.—Such, I think, is the ubtance of this Quip, for o this writer chooes to denominate ome of his hrewd and agacious remarks, though he does not deal much either in cranks or wanton wiles''. The difference between being uppreed for a certain time, and the ale being delayed, after the original publication, for a week, is not very eaily dicovered. The modety, however, acribed to the author, it mut be owned, he utterly diavows.—The grievance tated on this occaion mut immediately remind you of that complained of by the well-known Edmund Curl, who aid Mr. Pope had treated him very unfairly in telling the publick that he had been tos'd in a blanket, when all the world knew that he had only been tos'd in a rug.

Though from a very careful perual of many contemporary writers, I was enabled to make very large additions to the former comments on our author, and took at leat as much pains in illutrating his obcurities as in acertaining his text, you will oberve that I have