as to the Number of his Books; and even
Milton
is thought by many to have changed the Number of his Books from Ten to Twelve, for no other Reason; as
Cowley
tells us, it was his Design, had he finished his
Davideis
, to have also imitated the
Æneid
in this Particular. I believe every one will agree with me, that a Perfection of this Nature hath no Foundation in Reason; and, with due Respect to these great Names, may be looked upon as something whimsical.
I mention these great Examples in Defence of my Bookseller, who occasioned this Eighth Volume of