Lucian's
Gods of the second. It is a
among the Criticks, whether Burlesque Poetry runs best in Heroick Verse, like that of the
Dispensary;
or in Doggerel, like that of
Hudibras
. I think where the low Character is to be raised, the Heroick is the proper Measure; but when an Hero is to be pulled down and degraded, it is done best in Doggerel.
If