Ba. Of little Women, more full of Tongue, than Turtle Doves.
Cl. It is easy to learn to speak in such a School. Do you pronounce the French well?
Ba. Yes, that I do, and I pronounce Latin after the French Mode.
Cl. Then you will never write good Verses.
Ba. Why so?
Cl. Because you'll make false Quantities.
Ba. The Quality is enough for me.
Cl. Is Paris clear of the Plague?
Ba. Not quite, but it is not continual, sometimes it abates, and anon it returns again; sometimes it slackens, and then rages again.
Cl. Is not War itself Plague enough?