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12018-02-18T14:48:18-08:00Will Fenton82bf9011a953584cd702d069a30cbdb6ef90650a72001(annotation)plain2018-02-18T14:48:18-08:00Will Fenton82bf9011a953584cd702d069a30cbdb6ef90650aNOR have you, Sir, been more attentive to that Precept of the Gospel, Love your Enemies, than you have to that Observation of St. Peter's, Charity covers a Multitude of Sins: For tho' your Charities have in Reality bore no Proportion to what many others have performed, (your and their respective Estates considered) yet have you, by your Wisdom and Skill in spreading them abroad, so covered many of your Vices, that they are scarcely observable to any but Persons of nice Discernment and Penetration.
HERE, Sir, were I to tread in the beaten Track of Dedicators, I should mention your great Knowledge in Law, Physick and Divinity, the Mathematics, Natural and Experimental Philosophy, and, above all, the profound Science of Politics! Nor should I fail to express my Hopes that you would suffer yourself to be prevailed upon to oblige the World with the Publication of some of those excellent Treatises which your leisure Hours have produced on those Subjects.
THIS Flattery might perhaps be agreeable to some of the inferior Race of Mortals, who are apt to value themselves on the Reputation of possessing Useful Knowledge: But Beings of your Order, I am persuaded, would be far better pleased to hear themselves complimented on their great Skill in the NOBLE ART OF CALUMNY, than celebrated as Masters of every Branch of Erudition.
ALLOW me, Sir, tho' you are generally so obligingly condescending as to save others the Trouble of sounding your Praise, just to observe, That your Politeness is equal with your Wit—Your Merit equal with your Understanding —Your Love of Truth equal with your Love of Mr. Fr—n.
I have the Honour to be, with the profoundest Respect, Most dreadful Sir, Your most confounded and most humble Servant JACK RETORT.
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12016-08-19T12:58:48-07:00Will Fenton82bf9011a953584cd702d069a30cbdb6ef90650aA Humble Attempt at Scurrility - vi.1A humble attempt at scurrility: : in imitation of those great masters of the art, the Rev. Dr. S--th; the Rev. Dr. Al----n; the Rev. Mr. Ew-n; the irreverend D.J. D-ve, and the heroic J--n D-------n, Esq; being a full answer to the observations on Mr. H----s's advertisement. / By Jack Retort, student in scurrility.2016-08-19T12:58:48-07:00Will Fenton82bf9011a953584cd702d069a30cbdb6ef90650a
