The drudge, or The jealous extravagant a piece of gallantry.
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- The drudge, or The jealous extravagant a piece of gallantry.
- Author
- Le Pays, Monsieur, 1634-1690.
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- London :: Printed for Henry Herringman ...
- 1673.
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TO THE Right Honourable THE Lord BUCKHURST.
Sir,
THe scribling Gen∣tlemen of this im∣pertinent Gene∣ration, in despite of all the damning Criticks of the age, that very much oblige the Dramatick Tribe with con∣tinual matter for their Pro∣logues, are come to that impu∣dence as to write still on, and
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usher in a bad Treatise with a worse Dedication. This is grown so familiar to the fine Men of the Town, that for all can be said, will still be most damnably opinionate, that the poor fool, that must needs trou∣ble himself with the turning of this foolery, was resolved out of meer complaisance to do as the rest did, and then out-ri∣val his fellows too both in non∣sence and Impudence, which your Lordship must needs avow he has most egregiously per∣formed, when he assumed the vanity to make your Honour a present of such a trifle. That
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incomparable Judgement, and Ingenuity that your Lordship is even to a miracle endowed withal, will very much advance the vanity of the proud Tran∣slator; the most accomplished wit of the age may have just cause to tremble when he ex∣poses his most absolute and per∣fect pieces to the censure of your Lordship, (this is a truth that the whole Kingdom is conscious of, and the Turner of this Gallantry was not ig∣norant of if) as he may justly defy all the world, when he has once acquired your Lord∣ships approbation of it, but
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since my French Author was my president, and had so good an esteem for this piece, at to judge it worth the acceptance of their Royal Highnesses of Savoy, I suddainly resolved to pursue my Translation, and transcribe his pride of well Gallantry, and that I might assume some liberty to my self, have made it something the more nonsensical (it is posible it may please the better) by prefixing an Epistle to an Epistle, and Dedi∣cating a Dedication. Your Lordship will be graciously pleased to excuse this gay non∣sense,
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and pardon so extrava∣gant an address, which you can only impute to your Noble self, whose very name is so charming and attractive, that I was hurried on by an Entheu∣siasme of mad Zeal, to Court and Embrace (as I would Health and Happiness, or what else is dearer to me in the world) this blest occasion to subscribe my self.
Your Lordshps most obedient Servant. J. B.