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170 to tranlate his fine Veres. All your junior academical Sophs who et up for Cenors of the eminent Writers, compile whole Volumes; but methinks two Pages which diplay ome of the Beauties of great Genius's, are of Infinitely more Value than all the idle Rhapodies of thoe Commentators; and I will join in Opinion with all Perons of good Tate in declaring, that greater Advantage may be reap'd from a Dozen Veres of Homer or Virgil than from all the Critiques put together which have been made on thoe two great Poets. ventur'd to tranlate ome Paages of the mot celebrated Englih Poets, and hall now give you one from Shakepear. Pardon the Blemihes of the Tranlation for the Sake of the Original; and remember always that when you ee a Verion, you ee merely a faint Print of a beautiful Picture. I have made Choice of Part of the celebrated Soliloquy in Hamlet, which you may remember is as follows. To