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88 A TOUR THROUGH
a poor chance for a mistress, that is not
capable of celebrating her praises. I believe
it is generally allowed that the palloral
poetry had its origin in this issand ; and
Theocritus, after whom they still copy,
will ever be looked upon as the prince os
pastoral poets. And indeed in musick too,
as well as poetry, the soft, amorous pieces
are generally sly led Sicihani; these they
used to play all night under their mistresses'
windows, to express the delicacy of their
passion ; but serenading is not now so much
in fashion, as it was during the time of
their more intimate connexion with Spain,
when it was faid by one of their authors,
that no person could pass for a man of gal-
lantry that had not got a cold ; and was
sare never to succeed in making love, un~
lcss he made it in a hoarse voice. The la-
dies are not now so rigid, and will some-
times condescend to hear a man, even al-
though he should speak in a clear tone.—
Neither do th^y any longer require the
prodigious.
a poor chance for a mistress, that is not
capable of celebrating her praises. I believe
it is generally allowed that the palloral
poetry had its origin in this issand ; and
Theocritus, after whom they still copy,
will ever be looked upon as the prince os
pastoral poets. And indeed in musick too,
as well as poetry, the soft, amorous pieces
are generally sly led Sicihani; these they
used to play all night under their mistresses'
windows, to express the delicacy of their
passion ; but serenading is not now so much
in fashion, as it was during the time of
their more intimate connexion with Spain,
when it was faid by one of their authors,
that no person could pass for a man of gal-
lantry that had not got a cold ; and was
sare never to succeed in making love, un~
lcss he made it in a hoarse voice. The la-
dies are not now so rigid, and will some-
times condescend to hear a man, even al-
though he should speak in a clear tone.—
Neither do th^y any longer require the
prodigious.