and those that have been printed, which are very many even in Latin, are scarce read now: 'I fhall forbear making an Enumeration of 'em; the Reader would be furpriz'd at it.' I believe the following Paffage of Coftar, is to be understood of the Henricias. I am forry (fays he, in his Letter to Quillet before mention'd) you have taken from me the 'words Convoiter (to covet) and Convoitife (Covetousness or Defire;) for I would make ufe ' of 'em very much to the purpose, in order to 'exprefs the great Defire I have to fee the Continuation of your divine Latin Poem, the Beginning of which you have been pleas'd to fend me. If the remaining part is like the Beginning, that Poem is as much beyond the fine Callipadia, as the Callipadia is beyond all the Works of that Nature, which our Age has 'produc'd. What a Pleasure will it be for me, 'Sir, if you keep your Word, and bring me 'four thousand Verfes, as fine as those which I have juft now read.' CON Of France; the Inhabitants defcrib'd as the com- Perfons of different Age and Conftitution not to marry. ibid. |