der that this Method was not fooner follow'd, fince it has the Authority of Quintilian, who lays down the following words as a general Rule for Tranflation, Neque Paraphrafin effe interpretationem tantum volo, fed circa eofdem fenfus certamen atque æmulationem. And it is Mr. COWLEY'S Opinion, That Tranflators fhould add by their own Wit and Invention, not deferting the Subject; he thus proceeds, The not obferving of this, is the Caufe that all Tranflations that I ever yet fam, are so much inferior to their Originals. The like happens too in Pictures, from the fame Root of exact Imitation, which being a vile and unworthy kind of Servitude, is uncapable of producing any thing good or noble. However we could not at the fame time take the Liberty of altering any of the Characters, either of Panegyric, or Satire, that Quillet has made upon particular Perfons and Nati

ons.

The Reader is only defir'd to obferve on this Point, that the Verfes between the Black Lines in the First and Fourth Book, which reflect on Cardinal Mazarine, were left out of the Paris Edition: And

that the Character he gives of our own Nation was in the time of the Civil War; which makes that fevere Cenfure agree very well with thofe Days of Villany and Confufion.

CON

Monfieur BAY LE'S Account of the AUTHOR.
Dedication to Cardinal MAZARINE.
The Conduct of the CALLIPEDIA.

CALLIPEDIA. BOOK I.

Made English by N. Row E, Efq;

Deities.

5

6

29

The Spring beft for Conception. 30
Enjoyment forbid during the
Menstrua.

33

Toa hafty an Enjoyment prejudi-An inftance from the Sowing of

cial:

Ibid.

34

39

Seed in watry Grounds. Ibid. -Morning the most proper. Ib. -Ill Effects of fuch Enjoyment. -Reasons why. -unfeafonable Enjoyment dif-Too violent Motion hurtful. 35 courag'd from the Inftance of -Defcription of the Womb. 36 the Birth of Vulcan. Precepts for the Procreation of Males. Obfervations from the Signs and Planets neceffary... The Reafons. Invocation to Urania. The Influence of Saturn, Jove, and Mars, join'd in Leo. 15 Of the Stars in firft producing the French Difeafe.

11-Superiority of Man in Genera tion.

12

Ibid.

16

-Jupiter calls a Synod of the
Gods.

18

under Aries.

-Origin of the Gout. Ibid, Too frequent Repetition of Enjoyment forbid.

44

Deformity of fuch Births de--Morning beft for Males. 45

20

Ibid.

fcrib'd.
The Bull, the Eye, and the
Pleiades unlucky. 21
Defcription of Births under the
Bull.

22

-Joint Influence of Spica and
Aftrea.

26

-Libra's Afpect Propitious. Ib. -Inaufpicious Aspect of Scorpio..

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