224 it:dcx indicatorius. -^"g. 14; 



iefs in need of the aid of foreign ornament than the Englifli." He 

 therefore reprobates the practice of borrowing words and phrases 

 irora language*, as pedantic and unnecefsary. Would authors, he says> 

 abandon this silly ostentation, and rather strive to purify and ^eifect 

 their mother tongue, than thus to corrupt it, they would attain more 

 universal reputation to themselves, and render their writings more 

 jjenerally useful. 



He likewise justlyreprehends the practice of mixing foreign words 

 in conversation as puerile and affected ; sind is itself often the source 

 of barbarism and vulgarity, by a misapplication ot loreign words that 

 are not suiFiciently known. 



Jpis Amicus displays his wit and irony in the following strains. 



Frugal, faithful, neat indi.st;ious. 



Sober, honest, i^enerous Bee I 

 For thy labours so illustrious 



Much I love and honour thee : 

 For thy instinct far si ipafses 



Th' artificial modes oi ncn. 

 Who compared to tlice are afses. 



Toiling, moiling, all tor gain. 



Fame and fortune, which they strain at, 



With tiieniselves must soon decay 

 But the Old which thou cost aim at 



Is thy bounty to displ.iy : 

 Thou ircm pole to pole extendest 



Universally thy siveets; 

 All thy life and labour spendest , 



on our most delicious treats - - - - - 



The above specimen it is hoped will afford 3. most delicious treat 

 to at least one person ; but as we have many others to treat in the 

 same manner, we are constrained not to give too much to any one of 

 them, so that the remainder of these fine lines must be omitted. The 

 very ingenious writer will parceive his underlinings have been exact- 

 ly attended to. 



* Mili/sa it seems differs in opinion from Apis .Amicus for thus (he 

 writes. 



A book that I did lately see. 

 And what I hear is call'd the Etc, 

 Tho' it did not gather honey. 



It gather'd what was very good. 



And what will buy the author food ; 

 It crath.r'd its raa^t-r nv^i-v. 



