[85] This simile occurs very frequently among the dramatic writers of both kinds.
[86] Mr. Lee hath stolen this thought from our author:
"This perfect face, drawn by the gods in council,
Which they were long in making."—"Luc. Jun. Brut."
"At his birth the heavenly council paused,
And then at last cried out, This is a man!"
Dryden hath improved this hint to the utmost perfection:
"So perfect, that the very gods who form'd you wonder'd
At their own skill, and cried, A lucky hit
Has mended our design! Their envy hinder'd,