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200 Lord Rocheter exprees himelf, in his Satyr againt Man, in pretty near the following Manner: But I mut firt deire you always to remember, that the Verions I give you from the Englih Poets are written with Freedom and Latitude; and that the Retraint of our Verification, and the Delicacies of the French Tongue, will not allow a Tranlator to convey into it the licentious Impetuoity and Fire of the Englih Numbers. '' Cet Eprit que je haïs, cet Eprit plein d'erreur, Ce n'et pas ms raion, c'et la tienne Docteur. C'et la raion frivôle, inquiete, orgeuilleue Des ages Animaux, rivale dédaigneue, Qui croit entr'eux & l'Ange, occuper le milieu, Et pene être ici bas l'image de on Dieu. Vil atôme imparfait, qui croit, doute, dipute Rampe, s'eleve, tombe, & nie encore a chûte. '' Qui