Genius, the great Poet. Among other Pieces which diſplay the ſhining Imagination his Lordſhip only cou'd boaſt, he wrote ſome Satyrs on the ſame Subjects as thoſe our celebrated Boileau made choice of. I don't know any better Method of improving the Taſte, than to compare the Productions of ſuch great Genius's as have exercis'd their Talent on the ſame Subject. Boileau declaims as follows againſt human Reaſon in his Satyr on Man.
Cependant à le voir plein de vapeurs légeres,
Soi-même ſe bercer de ſes propres chimeres,
Lui ſeul de la nature eſt la baze & l'appui,
Et le dixieme ciel ne tourne que pour lui.
De tous les Animaux il eſt ici le Maître;
Qui pourroit le nier, pourſuis tu? Moi peut-être.
Ce maître prétendu qui leur donne des loix,
Ce Roi des Animaux, combien à-t'il de Rois?
