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abfolute abufe abuſed action againſt almoft anſwer antient Ariftotle becauſe befides beft beſt caufe cauſe Cicero comedy compofition conceit defire delight divine doth Ennius eſpecially Euripides excellent exerciſe exprefs fable faid fame fcorn feem feigned fenfe fentence fhall fhew fhould fince firft firſt fome fometimes fpeak fpeech ftile ftudy ftyle fuch fweet giveth Greeks hath Hiftorian himſelf hiſtory honeft honour imitation itſelf juft knowledge laft language laughter learning lefs Lyrick maketh manifeft matter meaſure mind moft moſt mufick muft muſt nature neceffity never obferve paffions perfect perfon Philofopher Pindar Plato Plautus Plutarch Poefy Poem Poet poetical Poetry praife praiſe prefent profe Quintilian reafon reft reprefent ſay ſchool ſkill ſome ſpeak ſtudy teach teacheth thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe Tragedy truly truth underſtand uſe verfe verſe vices Virgil virtue wherein whofe words worfe write Xenophon