Eugene
a Favourite of
Mars
, or to carry on a Correspondence between
Bellona
and the Marshal
de Villars
, would be downright Puerility, and unpardonable in a Poet that is past Sixteen. It is want of sufficient Elevation in a Genius to describe Realities, and place them in a shining Light, that makes him have recourse to such trifling antiquated Fables; as a Man may write a fine Description of
Bacchus
or