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[Lett. xcvii. Letters Historical and Galant. 387]

You see Madam, that the Author has not badly imitated the Stile of the Ballads he had for his Pattern
which minds the story more than the Rhime. Such as it is, I send it to you, since you desire it, but upon
Condition that you never Ask me my opinion of Rosseau or his Antagonist. I leave both of them as they
are, without pretending to decide between them, which more properly belongs to the Publick, for I remember
an Old saying, never to have any thing to do with a Poet or an Orator. After this little Precaution, I
shall proceed to satisfy the rest of your Commands.

The Peace, for which you seem to Interest your self, as indeed all Good Christian's Ought to do,
is pretty forward; and since my Lord Strafford has returned from England, the Ministers are labouring
at it as hard as they can, upon a new Plan, which that Lord has brought with him to the States General
from the Queen his Mistress. So that they give out that he has the sole Management of it at Utrecht.
At least the following Verses which appear in the Quintessence seem to think so.

This is a happy Prognostick, and it will in all appearance be fullfilled soon. But before I talk to you
of this new Plan of Peace upon which they are at Work at present, tis proper to put you in mind, that when
the Ministers of the Allies had given in their Demands separately, the Ministers of France were desired to re-
ply, and to give in some that were more reasonable than the former; And after some delays, they made
the following Laconick Answer

"Reciprocal Propositions having been delivered in writing on both sides, We think we are now able to
Enter into Negotiation with all the Allies according to the method used in former treaties."

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