When one is thoroughly struck with an Idea, when a Man of Sense, fill'd with Warmth, is in full Possession of his Thought, it comes from him all ornamented with suitable Expressions, as _Minerva_ sprang out, compleatly arm'd, from the Head of _Jupiter_. In short, the Conclusion of all this is, that you must never seek for far-fetch'd Thoughts, Conceits or Expressions; and that the Art of all great Works, is to reason well, without making many Arguments; to paint accurately, without Painting all; to move, without always exciting the Passions. [Illustration: Title page] Sixtynine ENIGMATICAL Characters, ALL Very exactly drawn to the Life. { Persons, From several { Humours, { Dispositions. PLEASANT And full of DELIGHT. * * * * * The Second Edition by the Author R.F. Esquire. * * * * * _London_, Printed for _William Crook_, at the sign of the three Bibles on _Fleet Bridge_, 1665. * * * * * CHARACTER. _Of one that_ Zanys _the good Companion_. He is a wit of an under Region, grosly imitating on the lower rope, what t'other does neatly on the higher; and is only for the laughter of the vulgar; whilst your wiser and better sort can scarcely smile at him: He talks nothing but kennel-raked fluff, and his discourse is rather like fruit cane up rotten from the ground, than freshly gathered from the Tree. He is so far from a courtly wit, as his breeding seems only to have been i' th' Suburbs; or at best, he seems only graduated good company in a Tavern (the Bedlam of wits) where men are mad rather than merry; here one breaking a jest on the Drawer, or a Candlestick; there another repeating the old end of a Play, or some bawdy song; this speaking bilk, that nonsense, whilst all with loud houting and laughter confound the _Fidlers_ noise, who may well be call'd a noise indeed, for no _Musick_ can be heard for them; so whilst he utters nothing but old stories, long since laught thridbare, or some stale jest broken twenty times before: His _mirth_ compared with theirs, new and at first hand, is just like _Brokers_ ware in comparison with _Mercers_, or _Long-lane_ compar'd unto _Cheap-side_: his wit being rather the _Hogs-heads_ than his own, favouring more of _Heidelberg_ than of _Hellicon_, and he rather a drunken than a good companion. * * * * * CHARACTER. _Of a bold abusive Wit._