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 ligion and Virtue. If the event happened contrary to his Expectations, this poibly proceeded from ome Fault in the Plan itelf; which the Reader hath my Leave to dicover, if he can: For we do not pretend to introduce any infallible Characters into this Hitory; where we hope nothing will be found which hath never yet been een in human Nature.

To return therefore; the Reader will not, I think, wonder that the different Behaviour of the two Ldas above commemorated, produced the different Effects, of which he hath already een ome Intance; and beides this, there was another Reaon for the Conduct of the Philoopher and the Pedagogue; but this being Matter of great Importance, we hall reveal it in the next Chapter.  Containing a better Reaon till for the before mentioned Opinions.

T is to be known then, that thoe two learned Peronages, who have lately made a coniderable Figure on the Theatre