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Rh Menippée blended together. I never found o much Wit in one ingle Book as in that, which at the ame Time is the mot difficult to be tranlated. Who wou'd believe that a Work which paints in uch lively and natural Colours the everal Foibles and Follies of Mankind, and where we meet with more Sentiments than Words, hould baffle the Endeavours of the ablet Tranlator? But the Reaon of this is; almot every Part of it alludes to particular Incidents. The Clergy are there made the principal Object of Ridicule, which is undertood but by few among the Laity. To explain this a Commentary would be requiite, and Humour when explain'd is no longer Humour. Whoever ets up for a Commentator of mart Sayings and Repartees, is himelf a Blockhead. This is the Reaon why the Works of the ingenious Dean Swift, who has been call'd the Englih Rabelais, will never be well undertood in France. This Gentleman has the Honour (in common with Rabelais) of being a Priet, and Rh