The triumph of wit, or, Ingenuity display'd in its perfection. Being the newest and most useful academy, in three parts. Part I. Containing variety of excellent poems, pastorals, satyrs, dialogues, epigrams, anagrams, acrosticks, choice letters with their answers, ... and exactest collection of choice songs. Part II. Containing the whole art and mystery of love in all its nicest intreagues and curious particulars, ... with the description & anatomy of perfect beauty. Part III. Containing the mystery and art of wheedling and canting, with the original and present management thereof, and the ends to which it serves and is employed. Illustrated with poems, songs and various intreagues in the canting language, with the explanation, &c. To which is added, Instructions for dancing with musical notes.

The Introduction; or, Wheedling, &c. made manifest.

Since Wheedling and Canting may be justly termed brethren, I do not think it any-ways amiss to joyn them together in his Third Part of my Academy; not for the desire I have that any should learn them, in order to Practice; but rather that knowing them, and to what wickedness they tend, all that love their own Repose may shun and avoid the evil courses they tend to: Nor is Ignorance the least cause so many plunge themselves into Wickedness: for cou'd Sin be truly discovered in its deformity, as it is really sin, it would look so monstrous, that the terror of its visage would affright those that court i••

from its foul Embraces; nor is it less observable, that those who are least skilled in the Nature of poysons, are most frequently destroyed by Intoxication, espe∣cially where it is in their power to meet unwittingly with the mortal bane. The Devil too guilds over his Allurements and Temptations with a seeming good, on purpose that the Ignorant may take them for what they really are not, and so unadvisedly infect their Souls; from which we may conclude, that to know the failures and vices of others as they are really so, and properly delivered in their proper shapes and de∣fects, is the proper way to grow in hatred with them, and avoid them: And therefore to leave however. those without excuse that read this part of my Book, I proceed to treat of Wheedlers, Canters, Strolers, and the like, with the practice of their Lives, and manner of living; which Relation, in it self, is very pleasant, and may serve as a caution to the unwary.