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upon FoOLLY. ai more, for I had rather they fhould be told of their Faults by Momus, who was wont formerly to fting them with clofe Refle&ions, till nettled by his Abufive Raillery, the kick’d him out of Heaven. for. his SLICES of daring to reprove ſuch as were beyond Corse€tion: And nowin his Banifhment from Heaven he finds but cold Entertainment here on Earth, nay, is denied all Admittance into the Court of Princes, where notwithftanding my Handmaid Flattery finds a moft encouraging Welcome: But this petulant Monitor being thruſt out of Doors, the Gods can now more freely Rant and Revel, and take their whole Swinge of Pleaſure. Now the beaftly Priapus may recreate himfelf without Contradi&ion in Luft and Filthinefs j now the fly Mercury may, without Diſcovery, go on in his Thieveries, and nimble-finger’d Juggles ; the footy Vulcaz may now renew his wonted Cuftom of making the other Gods laugh by his Hopping fo limpingly, and coming off with fo many dry Jokes, and biting Repartees. Sé/enws, the Old doting Lover, to fhew his ASivity,. may now Dance a Frisking Jig, and the Nymphs be at the fame Sport Naked. The Goatifh Satyrs [F1c. VIII.] may make up a merry Ball, and Pan, the Blind Harper, may put up his Bagpipes, and fing Bawdy Catches, to which the Gods; efpecially when they are almoft Drunk, ſhall give a. moſt profound: Attention. But why ſhould I any farther rip open and expoſe the Weaknefs of the Gods? A Weaknefs fo Childifh and Abfurd, that no-Man can et the fame time keep his Countenance, and make a s Relation
