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ning Cats: And I hope I may take 

 as great a libertie to Kame any 

 Scoffer, that has never heard what 

 an Angler can fay in the niftificati- 

 on of his Art and Pleafure. 



But, if this fatisfie not, I pray 

 bid the Scoffer put this Epigram 

 into his pocket, and read it every 

 morning for his breakfaft (for I wifh 

 him no better ;) Hee fhall finde it 

 fix'd before the Dialogues of Luci- 

 an (who may be juftly accounted 

 the father of the Family of all Scof- 

 fers :J And though I owe none of 

 that Fraternitie fo much as good 

 will, yet I have taken a little plea- 

 fant pains to make fn^h a conver- 

 iion of it as may make it the fitter 

 for all of that Fraternity. 



Lucian we II skill' din fcoffing, this has writ, 

 Friend jhafsyourfolly which you thinkyourwit? 

 'This you vent oft,void both of wit and few:. 

 Meaning an other, when y our fe If you jeer. 



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