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214 like him laughs at every Thing. But in my humble Opinion, the Title of the Englih Rabelais which is given the Dean, is highly derogatory to his Genius. The former has interpers'd his unaccountably-fantatic and unintelligible Book, with the mot gay Strokes of Humour, but which at the ame Time has a greater Proportion of Impertinence. He has been vatly lavih of Erudition, of Smut, and inipid Raillery. An agreeable Tale of two Pages is purchas'd at the Expence of whole Volumes of Nonene. There are but few Perons, and thoe of a groteque Tate, who pretend to undertand, and to eteem this Work; for as to the ret of the Nation, they laugh at the pleaant and diverting Touches which are found in Rabelais and depie his Book. He is look'd upon as the Prince of Buffoons. The Readers are vex'd to think that a Man who was Mater of o much Wit hould have made o wretched a Ue of it. He is an intoxicated Philoopher, who never writ but when he was in Liquor.