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BEN:IONSON <TITLE VOLPONE OR THE FOXE.> THE EPISTLE. NEUER(MOST AEQUALL SISTERS) HAD ANY MAN A WIT SO PRESENTLY EXCELLENT, AS THAT IT COULD RAISE IT SELFE;BUT THERE MUST COME BOTH MATTER, OCCASION,COMMENDERS, AND FAUOURERS TO IT. IF THIS BE TRUE,AND THAT THE FORTUNE OF ALL WRITERS DOTH DAILY PROUE IT,IT BEHOUES THE CAREFULL TO PROUIDE,WELL,TOWARD THESE ACCIDENTS; AND,HAUING ACQUIR'D THEM,TO PRESERUE THAT PART OF REPUTATION MOST TENDERLY,WHEREIN THE BENEFIT OF A FRIEND IS ALSO DEFENDED. HENCE IS IT,THAT I NOW RENDER MY SELFE GRATEFULL, AND AM STUDIOUS TO IUSTIFIE THE BOUNTY OF YOUR ACT:TO WHICH,THOUGH YOUR MERE AUTHORITY WERE SATISFYING,YET,IT BEING AN AGE, WHEREIN POETRY AND THE PROFESSORS OF IT HEARE SO ILL,ON ALL SIDES,THERE WILL A REASON BEE LOOK'D FOR IN THE SUBIECT. IT IS CERTAINE,NOR CAN IT WITH ANY FORE- HEAD BE OPPOS'D) THAT THE TOO-MUCH LICENCE OF POETASTERS,IN THIS TIME,HATH MUCH DEFORM'D THEIR MISTRESSE; THAT,EUERY DAY THEIR MANIFOLD,AND MANIFEST IGNORANCE DOTH STICK VNNAT . . .
