tion of us, even in the dress of Virtue too. In truth, the grounds of any essential Quality, are every where the same: but we endeavour to fit the extrinsicks to our humour; and those among us that pay the greatest deference to Reason, must have with it something to gratisy their fancies. To speak ingenuously, the difference I find between us and others, in the air, or manner that distinguishes Nations, is, that ours is industriously affected, and that of other Nations impress'd by nature, as it were in an indelible Character.
In all my life, I have never known but two persons that were universally taking, and those two differently. The one had agreeable qualities of all sorts; for the ordinary sort of Men, for the Humorists, and even for the Fantastical; and he seem'd to have in his nature wherewith to please every body. The other had so many rare accomplishments, that he might assure himself of esteem where ever Virtue is rever'd. The first was insinuating, and never fail'd to gain the Affections. The second was somewhat proud, but yet commanded Esteem. To complete this difference, a man gave himself up with pleasure to the insinuations of the former, and submitted oftentimes, tho with reluctance, to the worth of the latter. I had a strict Friendihip with them both, and can says that I never saw any thing in the one, but what was agreeable; or in the other, but what deserv'd esteem.
Of Literature and the Civil Law.
WHEN I am deprived of the conversation of the Men of the World, I have recourse to the Learned; and if I meet with men skill'd in
