Excerpt from The Pursuits of Literature: A Satirical Poem in Four Dialogues; With Notes I hope the' reader will comprehend the Doctor's sublime original; but in my humble metaphorical application, it is as plain as the dance of the Sun, Moon, and Earth in the Rehearsal. Indeed modern Translators and Alder: of verses seldom give occasion for the inimitable simplicity of Agnes's question in Moliere's Ecole des Femmes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.