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CXXVI.
MADAM,
IN your last Letter you were Pleased to tell me, that the Works of W. T. were so much Admired, as many were Desirous to See the Author, and Hear him Speak, but after they had Seen, and Heard him, they did not Admire his Works so much as they did before, so as it seems, they did Esteem the VVorks the Less for the Author, and not the Author the More for his Works; which in my Opinion is Un∣just, and a sign they either have not Read the Scripture, or not Believed what there is Writ∣ten, viz. That a Man is Known by his Works; and we Admire the Creator Through and By his Works; but the Foolish part of the World, which is the Most part, thinks that a Man's Learning, or Wit, or Ingenuity, is Printed in his Face, and Expects he should Speak beyond the Invention of Words, and such high Ra∣ptures as they could not Understand. Indeed, so Foolish are Most, especially Women, as when they see a Famous, Learned Man, or Witty Poet, or the like, they will streight say, Lord! Is this the Learned Man that is so Fa∣mous, that Writ such and such Books? how Simply he Looks; or, Is this the Famous Po∣et that Writ such Poems, Scenes, and Songs?