Anecdotes of several other Illustrious
and Unfortunate Noblemen of the present Age.
Translated from the French of the Marquis
D'Argens, Author of The Jewish Letters.
By Mr. DERRICK.
LONDON:
Printed for M. Cooper, at the Globe in PaterNoster-Row.
M.DCC.LIV.
PREFACE.
The Ground-work of Romances, till of late Years, has been a Series of Actions, few of which, ever existed but in the Mind of the Author; to support which, with proper Spirit, a strong picturesque Fancy, and a nervous poetical Diction, were necessary. When these great Essentials were wanting, the Narration became cold, insipid, and disagreeable.