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Excerpt from The Life of Guzman D'alfarache, or the Spanish Rogue, to Which Is Added, the Celebrated Tragi-Comedy, Celestina, Vol. 1 of 2
There would have been many more of the Lat, ter, lf I'had not, Abridg'd and Clipt them. I havejalf'o added fe'veral new Turns of Thought and Exprefiion, that the Whole might look with a Modern Air. 'tis no eafy Thing to make a Spont Suit fit a Freneh-nzdn, efpecially an old One. The Antipathy between the Two Notion: appears in every Thing. Though this Book is not proper for Lent and Holidays, it Will' do well in Carnaval-time. 'tis fitted to all Shapes and Sizes. A Saddle for every Horfe: A 'man need but try it, and feveral Men, Who believe 'twas made for others, will find the Coat fits as well upon them, as if the Tay1 lpr'had cut it out by their own Meafure. The Misfortune is, every one believes he is Tall and Well and yet there are hardly any but Crooked and Hump-back'd Men in the World. There is no Man but looks on himl'elf with Pleafure and Admiration, and bn others, only to Laugh and Rail at them. This is the Truth of the Matter. Can't Correet it5 and he that would feet up for a 'reforfner, will find he has a hard Task on't. I do not think my Author could hope for Sue ieefs', he knew Mankind too well, and was 1liiml'elf too wife to fancy he could make others lh'. Wherefore following his Example, lam.
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