. The arts of logick and rhetorick : illustrated by examples taken out of the best authors, antient and modern, in all the polite languages. for the fame Month, havean Encomium on Pere Bouhours, to which we fhallonly add that given him by Mr. Addison, in hisSpectator, N° 62. Bouhours, whom I look upon to be the moft penetrating of all the French Criticks, has taken Pains to fhew that tis impoflible for any Thought to be beautiful which is not jufl, and« has not its Foundation in the Nature of Things: That the Bafis of all Wit is Truth ; and that no Thought can be valuable, of which good* Senfe
. The arts of logick and rhetorick : illustrated by examples taken out of the best authors, antient and modern, in all the polite languages. for the fame Month, havean Encomium on Pere Bouhours, to which we fhallonly add that given him by Mr. Addison, in hisSpectator, N° 62. Bouhours, whom I look upon to be the moft penetrating of all the French Criticks, has taken Pains to fhew that tis impoflible for any Thought to be beautiful which is not jufl, and« has not its Foundation in the Nature of Things: That the Bafis of all Wit is Truth ; and that no Thought can be valuable, of which good* Senfe is not the Groynd-work. THE ^ ^&f ^^^ ^ i^^^ ^ ^)JI fm 1^3 ^^S § ?^r^^m ^1 ^^nS^yj^ ^^^m 1^ THE ARTS O F LoGicK ^^w^Rhetorick. THE INTRODUCTION. N the Attempt which Ilately made, to give aSketch of Father Bon-hourss Manner of Criti-cifm, 1 was obliged tobe upon a ftridt Guard>as expe^ing the Attacksof all thofe that imaginedthere were no Criticks butthemfelves, and no Waycf thinking or fpeaking finely and juftly but theirown. I do not envy Gentlemen that good Opinionof themfelves and their Judgement. 1 very fincere- B iy. a INTROT>VCTION. \y acknowledge my own Want of it, and my Readi-nefs to learn rather than to teach the Arts treatedof by Father Bouhonrs ^ but that does not hindermy defiring that both Authors and Readers fhoudknow as much of right thinking as our Neighbours,and my endeavouring to contribute towards it. Tishopd that feme abler Writer may be excited by it,to improve and perfect what I have too imperfedllyattempted both in the Effay on Criticifmj and thefollowing Treatife. I have now no fuch Fears up-on me as when I was writing that Bjfay. The Cri-ticks muft attack Pere Bouhonrs before they cancome at me. I put him before me every where,and defend my felf by his Authority, which 1 amfure the boldeft of them has not Courage enoughto encounter. His Work is divided into four Dia*-loguesj and he has fome Advantages by the Dia-logue^ which I fhall lofe in a
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