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2 Learning, can exempt us from the Power of this agreeable Paion. Even a fancied Preence affects our Minds, and raies our Spirits both in Thought and Action. The Moralit's Direction extends its Influence to every part of Life; and at this moment I put it in practice, while I endeavour to enliven a few Thoughts, upon no mean Subject, by addreing them to your Lordhip.

is Author:Homer, My Lord, and the Quetion which you looked upon as hitherto unreolved: “By what Fate or Dipoition of things it has happened, that None have equalled him in Epic-Poetry for two thouand even hundred Years, the Time ince he wrote; Nor any, that we know, ever urpaed him before.” For this is the Man, whoe Works for many Ages, were the Delight of Princes, and the Support of Priets, as well as the Wonder of the Learned, which they till continue to be.

unafe it might be, to have aid o of old at Smyrna, where Homer was deified, or at Chios among his Poterity , I be- lieve