Note 309 — NOTES ON ABSALOM AND ACHITOPHEL.

Thus, to instance the "pedantic manner, vanity, defiance of criticism, rhodomontade and poetical bravado" of modern poets, he gives some extracts from the preface of "Don Sebastian," and adds, "who can after this say of the Rehearsal author, that his picture of our poet was over charged?"—Miscellany 5. Chap. 2. His lordship also glances repeatedly at Dryden in his Advice to an Author.