THE ADVERTISEMENT. F Mr. Malone, in his zeal for dete&ing the Mifcellaneous IF Papers, which were exhibited as Shakspeare's; and which, with little help from others, had already detected themselves, had written, instead of his INQUIRY, a pamphlet in plain profe; ftating his objections, without irony, and fubmitting his documents, without fcoffs; thereby impugning fraud, without afferting fiction, and convincing opponents, without roufing adverfaries; no one would have answered what few would have read; fince a cheat exploded is a cheat no more. But, in his high-blown pride, he was little folicitous to diffemble his free contempt for thofe, who, for a time, thought differently from him on difputable points; while they were influenced by reafonings, which will not foon be confuted. He was, by thofe motives, induced to scatter his wilful abuse, with a ready pen, throughout his Inquiry, against thofe, whom he terms "partizans of fraud,” ❝ringleaders of impofition," " hardened offenders;" thus, turning his pens to lances; and, by a fcornful rhime, endeavouring to make their names fixed figures for the time of fcorn, to point his flow unmoving finger at. Amidst this tempeft of provocation, he fent them a roifting challenge to defend, or retract, their opinions; thinking, doubtless, to Arike amazement to their drowsy spirits. The Believers, indeed, felt, that extremity is the trier of fpirits. Nevertheless; as men attacked, they merely act on 543739 the |