Pallas came unfeen, and in the Air took off the Point, and clapped on one of Lead, which, after a dead Bang against the Enemy's Shield, fell blunted to the Ground. Then Boyle obferving well his Time, took a Lance, of wondrous Length and Sharpness; and as this Pair of Friends compacted flood clofe fide to fide, he wheeled him to the Right, and with unusual Force darted the Weapon. B-ntl-y faw his Fate approach; and flanking down his Arms clofe to his Ribs, hoping to fave his Body; in went the Point, paffing through Arm and Side: Nor flopt, or spent its Force, till it had alfo pierced the valiant W-tt-n; who going to fuftain his dying Friend, fhared his Fate. As when a fkilful Cook has truffed a Brace of Woodcocks, he, with Ironskewer, pierces the tender Sides of both, their Legs and Wings clofe pinioned to their Ribs: So was this Pair of Friends transfixed, till down they fell, joined in their Lives, joined in their Deaths; fo clofely joined, that Charon would mistake them both for one, and waft them over Styx for half his Fare. Farewel, beloved, loving Pair; few Equals have you left behind: And happy and immortal shall you be, if all my Wit and Eloquence can make you so. AND, now A DISCOURS E Concerning the Mechanical Operation OF THЕ SPIR I T. In a LETTER to a FRIEND. A FRAGMENT. THE BOOKSELLER's ADVERTISEMENT. TH HE following Difcourfe came into my Hands perfect and entire. But there being feveral Things in it which the prefent Age would not very well bear, I kept it by me fome Years, refolving it should never fee the Light. At length, by the Advice and Affiftance of a judicious Friend, I retrenched thofe Parts that might give moft Offence, and have now ventured to publish the Remainder. Concerning the Author, I am wholly ignorant: Neither can I conjecture, whether it be the fame with that of the two foregoing Pieces; the Original having been fent me at a different Time, and in a different Hand. The learned Reader will better determine; to whofe Judgment I entirely fubmit it. A |