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Show (47 & Qly Biblg Spirit, and could make the beft on't: H 2y 0n el[hf knew how to manage the fiery 4raf, an bring the wildeft Aftatict to his hand ;0')') 3fld fi ZEfchylus is not to be blamed, when h E) that HW ‘lome Hebre Emit OfAlfx the i 0t by 7upite Was o m morovene 4t pretty i bend a s Song to our e 1t on the Rules dmt - Poets; that hwn i r f Go ¢ or i H!f sells of Apolo finging ata Wedding, tha much happinefs thould enfue thereupon and the Child fhould live long. 4polls before then had the Epithete of Loxias, fro his double meaning ; tofthew the Nature o Oracles. Be not out of patience, 7hetis, th Child fhall live,his memory, his better part Flomer has enfur'd it for Achilles end of the World If then the Fables heretofor for the Drama, are not fo haftil fured ; no body, I conceive, wil us for the particular fayings to th employe to be cenftick wit as befor mention'd to be objeted by Ariffophaney Plate, and Laftantius For their good fayings, we have St. Pax citing a whole Verfe out of a Comedy o Menander. St.Clemens of Alexandriabring more proofs for Chriftianity from Menan der and other Comedies, than from all th Bible, or any other Topick On the other hand, where ill men ar ays an y mac reprefented, we muft not take it amifs tha o ol fiood in hofte requirit @ When we remember th they fay ill things Dolus an Virtus, qui faying, we remember it the faying of Rogue |