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Nor durst approach, till with an awful Roar
The Soveraign Lyon had her fear no more.

But besides, 'tis above thirty Pages off that I told you she fear'd no Danger; and I'gad if you will have no Variation of the Character, you must have the same thing over and over again; 'tis the Beauty of Writing to strike you still with something new. Well, but to proceed.

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But when she had this sweetest Mouse in view,
Good Lord, how she admir'd her Heavenly Hiew!

Here now to show you I am Master of all Stiles, I let my self down from the Majesty of Virgil, to the Sweetness of Ovid.

Good Lord, how she admir'd her Heavenly Hiew! What more easie and familiar! I writ this Line for the Ladies: The little Rogues will be so fond of me to find I can yet be so tender. I hate such a rough unhewen Fellow as Milton, that a Man must sweat to read Him; I'gad you may run over this and be almost asleep.

Th' Immortal Mouse who saw the Viceroy come
So far to see Her, did invite her Home.

There's a pretty Name now for the Spotted Mouse, the Viceroy!

Smith.But pray why d'e call her so?

Bayes.Why! Because it sounds prettily: I'll call her the Crown-General Pag. 55.presently if I've a mind to it. Well.

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————did invite her Home
To smoak a Pipe, and o're a sober Pot
Discourse of Oates and Bedloe, and the Plot.
She made a Court'sy, like a Civil Dame,
And, being much a Gentlewoman, came.

Pag. 32. Well, Gentlemen, here's my first part finish'd, and I think I have kept my Word with you, and given it the Majestick turn of Heroick Poesy. The rest being matter of Dispute, I had not such frequent occasion for the Magnificence of Verse, tho' I'gad they

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