Laf.

They say miracles are past, and we have our philosophical persons to make modern and familiar things supernatural and causeless. Hence is it, that we make trifles of terrors, ensconsing our selves into seeming knowledge, when we should submit our selves to an unknown fear.

Par.

Why 'tis the rarest argument of wonder that hath shot out in our later times.

Ber.

And so 'tis.

Laf.

To be relinquish'd of the artists.

Par.

So I say, both of Galen and Paracelsus.

Laf.

Of all the learned and authentick fellows.

Par.

Right, so I say.

Laf.

That gave him out incurable.

Par.

Why there 'tis, so say I too.

Laf.

Not to be help'd.

Par.

Right, as 'twere a man assur'd of an—

Laf.

Uncertain life; and sure death.

Par.

Just, you say well: so would I have said.

Laf.

I may truly say, it is a novelty to the world.

Par.

It is indeed, if you will have it in shewing, you shall read it in what do you call there—

Laf.

A shewing of a heav'nly effect in an earthly actor.

Par.

That's it, I would have said the very same.

Laf.

Why your dolphin is not lustier: for me, I speak in respect—

Par.

Nay, 'tis strange, 'tis very strange, that is the brief

and the tedious of it, and he's of a most facinerious spirit, that will not acknowledge it to be the—

Laf.

Very hand of heav'n.

Par.

Ay, so I say.

Laf.

In a most weak—

Par.

And debile minister, great power, great transcendence, which should indeed give us a further use to be made than only the recov'ry of the King, as to be—

Laf.

Generally thankful.