Mr. Hugh Salel to Rabelais
If profit mixed with pleasure may sufficeT’ extol an author’s worth above the skies,Thou certainly for both must praised be:I know it; for thy judgment hath in theContexture of this book set down such highContentments, mingled with utility,That (as I think) I see DemocritusLaughing at men as things ridiculous.Insist in thy design; for, though we proveUngrate on earth, thy merit is above.