Dr. Creeton, the Scotchman, preached a most admirable, good, learned, honest and most severe sermon, yet comicall.

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" ... a most admirable, good, learned, honest and most severe [lecture], yet comicall."

Indeed, Sam. Dr Creeton seems to have gotten his exposition just right. Pretty much what I aim for in my own lectures. (And every once in a while I even achieve it!)

The "yet comicall" is the difficult bit, since it has to flow naturally out of the material. We don't want it to be forced.

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