. A criticism upon Mr. Ramsay's travels of Cyrus ... with a nice examination of Mr. Ramsay's genius and special talents ... Translated from the French originals, publish'd at Paris. e Imagination ; andwhere the Aim is to render thofe Arts con-temptible, which all your Authors Philofo-phy can never depreciate in the Eftecm ofMen of Senfe ? You are a little too critical upon the Au-thors Ideas, replyd the Chevalier. Praymind his General Plan. He endeavours eve-ry where to trace the Knowledge of thethree States of Man, and with a philofophi-cal Imagination he defcribcs the Syftem ofthe Religion o
. A criticism upon Mr. Ramsay's travels of Cyrus ... with a nice examination of Mr. Ramsay's genius and special talents ... Translated from the French originals, publish'd at Paris. e Imagination ; andwhere the Aim is to render thofe Arts con-temptible, which all your Authors Philofo-phy can never depreciate in the Eftecm ofMen of Senfe ? You are a little too critical upon the Au-thors Ideas, replyd the Chevalier. Praymind his General Plan. He endeavours eve-ry where to trace the Knowledge of thethree States of Man, and with a philofophi-cal Imagination he defcribcs the Syftem ofthe Religion of the Egyptians, and keepsup cxadly to their Idiom. Charge certainObfcurities to the Priefts. They ought notto be placd to the Authors Account. Iknow, replyd the Marchionefs, Mr, Ram-fafs Plan. But Cyrus had already learndthat curious Syftem among the Magi^ andall that he is entertaind with here, is aRepetition of the fame Things under difFe-rent Names. The Marchionefs fcenid defirous to callanother Caufc, and fome Vifitors coming inat the fame Time, the Difcourfe w^onCyruswas droppd for that Day, D CON-- CONVERSATIONS rir^ UPON THE FRAVELS O F CYRUS. ^he Third W O Days were expired, duringwhich the Marchionefs fliewdno Dcfirc to convcrfe with theChevalier, upon the Sequel ofCyruss Travels. The jfyngaSy the Cof-piogoges, the AjniliCies, Oromazes^ MythraSyArimanius had lb ftunnd her, that fhe wasnot willing to have her Hqad filld with anymore of thofe chimerical Ideas, and dreadedD s the 54 Converfations upon the Conv. IIL the very Thoughts of them. Mean Timethe Chevalier, who pcixeivM her Diftaftc,was very fony for it, and impatient tothe laft Degree, to revive the Converrationupon the Book. The Marchioncfs faw whathe wanted, and thought, that in Complai-fance, flie ouoht to have a little more Chatwith him upon Cyrus. Sir, faid fhe, I cantdeny giving yoa your Revenge. I knowyou would not hkc me if I did not go onwith the Examination which we have begun,but 1 very
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