I ragguagli di Parnasso, or, Advertisements from Parnassus in two centuries : with the politick touch-stone / written originally in Italian by that famous Roman Trajano Bocalini ; and now put into English by the Right Honourable Henry, Earl of Monmouth.

The LXVI. ADVERTISEMENT.

The Vertuosi of Parnassus visit the Temple of Divine Provi∣dence, whom they thank for the great Charity which she hath shewn to mankind.

THis morning, according to the ancient custom of this Court, all the Prince-Poets, and the Litterati-Lords of Parnassus, went to visit the Temple of Divine Providence, to whom Giovan Ioviano Pontano made a learned Oration, wherein he highly praised the infinite Charity, and immence love which she had shewed to mankind in creating frogs with∣out teeth: For it would have been of no advantage to man, that this world, canopied by so many heavens, full of so many stars, should not on∣ly abound in all things necessary; but even be fully fraught with all most exquisite delitiousness, if gallant men who inhabit it, should be forced to wear iron buskins to defend themselves from being bitten by such fastidi∣ous and importunate animals; whereas now there needed no fence a∣gainst such rascally companions, who are composed of nothing but mouth and voice, but a good pair of ears, which vallue not the noise which they know can do them no harm.