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Rh have very plentifully upplied the World, tho' I hall not be very profue in my Encomiums on either: Thee are Love-Letters, and Letters of Converation, in which lat are contained the private Affairs of Perons of no Conequence to the Public, either in a political or learned Conideration, or indeed in any Conideration whatever.

thee two Kinds of Letters the French Language in particular o vatly abounds, that it would employ mot of the leiure Hours of Life to read them all; nay, I believe indeed, they are the principal Study of many of our fine Gentlemen and Ladies, who learn that Language.

hence uch Readers have learnt the critical Phraes of a familiar eay Style, a concie epitolary Style, &c. and thee they apply to all Letters whatever.

, from ome polite modern Performances, written I uppoe by this Rule, I much doubt, whether thee French Readers have any jut and adequate Notion of this epitolary Style, with which they are o enamoured. To ay the Truth, I quetion whether they do not place it entirely in Rh