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56 is more temptuous than the ea which urrounds it, which indeed is true; but then 'tis never o but when the King raies the torm; when he attempts to eize the Ship of which he is only the chief Pilot. The civil wars of France lated longer; were more cruel, and productive of greater evils than thoe of England: But none of thee civil Wars had a wie and prudent Liberty for their object. the detetable Reigns of Charles the ninth, and Henry the third, the whole affair was only whether the people hould be laves to the Guies. With regard to the lat war of Paris, it deerves only to be hooted at. Methinks I ee a a croud of School-boys riing up in arms againt their Mater, and afterwards whipp'd for it. Cardinal de Retz, who was witty and brave, but to no purpoe; rebellious without a caue; factious without deign, and head of a defenceles Party, caball'd for caballing ake, and eem'd to foment the civil War merely out of diverion. The ment