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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79208	The lovers logick: or, logical-love Compos'd in French by Monsieur de Callieres junior. And now newly translated into English. Licensed Sep. 21 1669. Roger L'Estrange.	Callières, Monsieur de (François de), 1645-1717.	1670 (1670)	Wing C300A; ESTC R229495	29,879	104

The Author to the Reader THE Composing of a Book is not sufficient to intitle a person to the venerable name of Author there must also be a Preface contrived or something of that nature by which Advertisement the Reader is to understand that he appears in print at the sollicitation of some considerable persons who compelled him to publish his Treatise contrary to his intention or else that it was occasioned by the deceit of some Friend which by making the Preamble in his name or that of the Bookseller is a sufficient Justification After he hath with affectation taken upon him this counterfeit kind of modesty and lavish'd his whole stock of Rhetorick to move the Reader to that which he takes least notice of he endeavours to captivate his benevolence and so running from one extreme to the other the Author usually perswades him before hand by the Elogies he himself bestows upon the product of his own brain or which he makes his Copartners place at the front of his Book what an estimate he ought to put upon the work he exposeth to publick view These authoritative Customs are so modish that he seems to intrench upon the Privileges of Parnassus that is inclinable to deviate from them Now if Authors do so confidently assume the Liberty of expatiating in their own commendation the Readers will take as much privilege in criticising and we may safely say that there never was any Book extant but had it's censures and censors It seems that the Major part of mankind think themselves unworthy the Title of Virtuosi if they are not so industrious as to build up their own esteem at the expence of those that write and establish the reputation of their Judgment by some shaking nod or being critical in word or thought most things in the World depend upon opinion sometimes well sometimes il-grounded every one studies to make himself famous and it frequently happens that some well-worded expressions applauded or some kind of raillerie neatly perform'd is more advantageous to the Author than the product of a solid Judgment married to a cleanly and curious Wit And as repute is gain'd but by the applause of a great number of people so the success is usually very uncertain being subject to the capricio as well as the Judgment of this multitude besides there is a certain kind of malignity in most men proceeding from inordinate self-love that hinders them from praising any thing in other men unless they can heighten their own commendation thereby and hurries them on with delight to the contempt and censure of all things that are not their own production This manner of proceeding is not wholly taken up with the Issue of the mind but extends to all human actions and you scarce ever met with any though never so much addicted to vain-glory that were universally approv'd of I do not pretend Reader by my discourse here to divert you from censuring this small Treatise I am absolutely perswaded that to court you to be favourable to me unless your disposition inclines you thereunto is but labour lost for let me say what I can you will notwithstanding determine with absolute authority Yet I must advertise you because I have spoken of malignity in the judgment of some men I meant that discourse only of that sort of people who are perpetually judging and censuring and who endeavour to shroud the imbecillity of their own understanding under the authority they so imperiously assume to decide all controversies who if they would undertake to enter the List and shew what they are capable of performing would become an object of derision to the whole world I know there are others who by subtle and curious judgment look upon all things judiciously and without pre-occupation who freely praise what merits applause and speak modestly of that which hath had the ill fortune to displease them these are the persons with whom I desire to ingratiate my self by informing them what motives I had to present my Logical-Love unto them I must acquaint you therefore if you are in the number of those rational and refined understandings to whom I address my self that it was my perswasion there was no better way to create a desire of learning Logick in those that are ignorant of that Art than by facilitating her rudiments which are knotty to young Tyro's and familiarly acquainting them with those crabbed words of Categories Universals and Syllogisms by the application I make of them to the most delightful Subject in the World which indisputably is that of Love you are now about to take a view of this Art which comprehends all Subjects enveloped in those that concern this passion and I must farther inform you that as this Subject is of it self too barren to be neatly handled thorough all it's parts I thought I might take the liberty sometimes to step a little aside provided I did not stray so far as to go quite out of my road into which I constantly endeavour to return and that I might have the same privilege as to the matter of Logick as the Authors of Romances have in matter of History who though they stick close to her in the principal events yet often take the liberty to embroyder it with their own inventions which are pertinent to the Subject in hand 'T is now your part to judge whether I have well or ill managed the design which I propos'd THE Lovers Logick OR LOGICAL-LOVE Love discoursing to his Pupils THe Art that I have undertaken to teach you most Generous Off-spring who profess your selves my followers requires no great study nor laborious toil The sympathy I have lodg'd in your hearts in bestowing a being upon you inclines you sufficiently to receive my instructions and Nature her self is not backward in acquainting you with the pleasures that I confer upon all my Pupils This prudent Mother placeth you under my conduct as soon as you are capable of understanding me and you no sooner are acquainted with me but you take great delight in following me and hearkning to my instructions For the rest as I am a Beardless Philosopher so I must have youthful Pupils not that I desire to expel those that are somewhat more advanc'd in yeers from my School but I must let them understand that though they are as capable of my Doctrine as those that are young they are not in a condition to make so great an improvement thereby in this their experience is offensive to them and the number of their years tends only to the abatement of their felicity All things appear in their season the Flowers budding forth in the spring and my joys are tasted in youth 't is only therefore to you that enjoy it that I am preparing to read my Lectures as persons capable of making greater advantages thereby And as I am not ignorant that in this age there are many Learned Women who take upon them to Philosophize I shall not scruple to make use of