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ARGUMENT.

Ancient Toil and modern Facility in Composition—Difficulty of qualifying for ancient Poetry—Happiness of the modern Novitiate—Seclusion of the Poet professed—Choice of Subjects—Of Thoughts—Of Words—Praise of Simplicity.