The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-02-17

! hesvcn, an loom 20 chains and eternal 5anih-
ment) has been honoured with iuch lordly cpl
| thets and lites." It's furprzing, that per-
ion hoie re. ding haslbeen 70 executive, as he
inIina;es his mas been, fhould overlook 70 no1,d
poet as Milton. If he will give himiclf he
trouble of peruiing Mlson's Paradiie Lot, he
mutt allow that had a very good precedent
for thoie +" lordly epithets and titles" beitowed
en- his matter. =
This critic thus, of reading 20 profound,
Whole nine, than icnie, eoniiit in -iound
In critieihng, tho more nice than wife,
We fec the c.oyen foot through his dfsuiie.
As think no part of his itory, applicable to
me, ihall NOT pretend to NEEDLE with it, bur
proceed to his
COND ESSAY.
The writer ipeaking of The author of card,
g.. iays, " who ieems not little nettled with
myremarks on his laboured acroilic," Sc. pray
wherein does it appear that | was nettled :
Was il exhibited.in my not taking particular
notice of 70 infgni6oant and groundlefs per-
Torrance as his fri was What perion, who
endeavours to act in character, would be vexed
at the inarling of 70 harmless critic If it
had been iuficient to have " nettled" me,
laould have ihewn it in differentmanner from
what was exprened in that card wherein
gave him piece of friendly advice, which, if
he had taken, would have prevented me the
diiagreeable talk of expohng his foibles.
Since he has placed himlelf in the critics
\ chair, let US take view of two lines inferred
in mis- piece, which hope for his credit fake hs
was moi the author OF viz.
Let his rude lines with mine be weghd together;
Rot ia, he hal f,ueil dnANn
y / do MOI pretend 10 be an accurate Judge of
poetry, but appeal to any one WHO'S, whether
there doesnot appear to be aneedlefs repetition
in thoie lines For after faylng" let his rude
lines be weighd" he then adds " together"
(as ifthey would norweigh a, much ieparately);
and after he has thus placed them " together"
he repeats it by laying both in the balance
won't weigh down feather" !: Whereas 1t
he had PLACED the words thus,
Let your rude lines and mine, be put together
sPoth in the balance won't weigh down feather:
He would thereby have avoided the before
mentioned repetition and another Of the word
z weieh'; theienic fill continuing the fame.
Ifhall leave the e wat, ienfe and grammer" of
his lines to be dilpvered by fome more pene-
trating genius. -
& am not at all concerned at his terming what
Iwrote, {" impertinence and nonienie," conf
dering from whence the ientence came Ir.
would be a vain attempt to endeavour to re-
form any Of his Itamp, for there are
" Some poGtse, peniaing fops, we know,
" Who ifonee wrong, muit needs be always To-
fuppoie il to be intake in the Printer,
that. choic four lat lines which he quotes, are
ansiCpointed thopGlasif.mal <es, a material diff
ference in regard to their grammatical Prenifinn--
He next obicrves |" what impotence II Was,
in Satan thus TO prefume to initruet Lord Hilli-
borough in polillcs:" Iconfels am iomewhat
of his opinion here. That is, take il, the
Stentence fuppoies Lord Hilllborough 70 well
BILLED in his trade, art or miitery, that his old
Matter was not capable of inltructing him far
lsffer, and it was therefore impotence to at
temprit.
think i. is not an over-arduous talk to clear
up what this profound adept terms iuch
iurprizing work of fupererogation." ANY per-
fon who has given attention to our public griev-
ances, is no doubt acquainted with the ihafe
H--n had in Dds proceedings;
and coniequently if things were carried 10 iach
an height by his direction, when the reins OF
government were in another's hands, it is very
natural to iuppofe, that when he came to be in
velted with them himielf, he would drive mat
tiers in fill fwifer courie in order to eRabliih
the beloved object of their dehres, DefPotfm.
Further, it is notimprobable, but that Satan,
from his intimate acquaintance with H---n
might without the power of foreknowledgc)
fuppoie that he would contrive new ichemes tor
that purpoie fuch as examining tea down our
throats, &c.
Thus have tracd this lcrbler through the whole;
And each may Judge who has the imalleft FOUL
Evu while he trives to fave wretchs fame,
He doubly bafs his own msf worthless name.
But here Iii paufe If no reoindsr made,
When he leaves clubbing, III then quit this trade.
HURS Y, February ~.
II n NJ