To these you are to add the perfect _good Breeding_ and _Civility_ of
the Knight upon every Occasion; which are some Kind of Merit in his
Favour, and entitle him to Respect, by the Rules of common Gentility
and Decency; At the same time his Courage, his Honour, Generosity,
and Humanity, are conspicuous in every Act and Attempt; The _Foibles_
which he possesses, besides giving you exquisite Pleasure, are wholly
inspir'd by these worthy Principles; Nor is there any thing base, or
detestable, in all his Temper or Conduct; It was from hence that the
DUKE and the DUTCHESS were extremely delighted with his Visit at their
_Castle_; And you yourself, if he existed in real Life, would be fond
of his Company at your own Table; which proves him, upon the whole, to
be an amiable Character;--It is therefore no wonder that Signior _Don
Quixote of la Mancha_ has been so courteously receiv'd in every
Country of _Europe_.

Thus delightfully wrought, as this History is, with _Humour_ and
_Ridicule_, yet _Cervantes_, still fearful of tiring you with too much
of the _Errantry_, has introduc'd the most charming Variety of other
Adventures; --All along in the pacific Intervals, you are inform'd of
the private Occurrences between the Knight and his 'Squire; And from
these, where it is least to be expected, you are surpriz'd with the
most high and delicious Repast;-- Nothing can be more pregnant with
Mirth, than the Opposition continually working between the grave
Solemnity and Dignity of _Quixote_, and the arch Ribaldry and Meanness
of _Sancho_; And the Contrast can never be sufficiently admir'd,
between the _excellent fine Sense_ of the ONE, and the _dangerous
common Sense_ of the OTHER.

It is here that the Genius and Power of _Cervantes_ is most admirably
shewn; He was the greatest Master that ever appear'd, in finely