. All the familiar colloquies of Desiderius Erasmus, of Roterdam, concerning men, manners, and things . y be more expert at plundv^ring the Enemy. Be. I be-lieve it was after this Manner that Fyrrhus traind his Sol-diers up to War. Bo. No, but the Lacedemonians did. Be^A Mifchief take them, and their whole Army too. Buthow came this Title to have fo great a Prerogative ? have it by Defcent, fome purchafe it with Money,and fome take it to themfelves. Be. And may any boayhave it that will? Bo. Yes, he may, if his Manners be butanfwerable to theirs. Be. What are they ? Bo. Never tobe guil
. All the familiar colloquies of Desiderius Erasmus, of Roterdam, concerning men, manners, and things . y be more expert at plundv^ring the Enemy. Be. I be-lieve it was after this Manner that Fyrrhus traind his Sol-diers up to War. Bo. No, but the Lacedemonians did. Be^A Mifchief take them, and their whole Army too. Buthow came this Title to have fo great a Prerogative ? have it by Defcent, fome purchafe it with Money,and fome take it to themfelves. Be. And may any boayhave it that will? Bo. Yes, he may, if his Manners be butanfwerable to theirs. Be. What are they ? Bo. Never tobe guilty of doing a good A£lion, to go fine, wear a Dia-mond Ring, whore iioutly, game continually, fpend hisLife in Drinking and Diverfion, fpeak of nothing thatsmean, be continually cracking of Caftles, Duels, BattlCj,and every thing that looks great; They take the Liberty ofquarrelling with whom they have a mind, altho* they hanta Foot of Land of their own to let their Feet upon. Knights as thefe deferve to be mounted upon theWooden Horfe: But there are a great many fuch Knightsin CitAkON. [4^ ] C H A KO N. The Argument. Charon detefis Chrijliavs fgbting one ivith another. Anevil Genius brings Newi to Charon, that all the Earthivas up in Arrns for War : Offa, the Goddefs Fame inHomer, the Monks atid Jefuits, are the Incendiaries. CHARON, Genius ALASTOR. Ch. TT 7 Hither are you going fo brisk, and in fuch hafte,W Alaflor ? Al. O Charon-, you come in the Nickof Time, I was coming to you. Ch. Well, what News doyou bring ? Al. I bring a Meflage to you and Froferpineythat you will be glad to hear. Ch. Out with what you havebrought,- and lighten your Burden. Al. The Fnfies havebeen no lefi diligent, than they have been fuccefsful, ingaining their Point: there is not a Foot of Ground uponEarth, that they have not infeded with their hellifli Cala-mities, Seditions, Wars, Robberies, and Plagues j fo thatthey are grown quite bald, having fhed their Snakes, andhaving qu
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