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ther singular and fevere upon his brother
composers.
He thinks that they have nothing left
to do now, but to write themselves and
others over again; and that the only
chance which they have left for obtain-
ing the reputation of novelty and inven-
tion, arises either from ignorance or
want of memory in the public; as every
thing, both in melody and modulation,
that is worth doing, has been often al-
ready done. He includes himself in the
censure; and frankly confesses, that
though he has written full as much as
his neighbours, yet out of all his works,
perhaps not above one new melody can
be found, which has been wire-drawn
in different keys, and different measures,
a thousand times.
And as to modulation, it must be al-
ways the fame, to be natural and pleas-
ing; what has not been given to the
public being only the refuse of thou-
sands, who have tried and rejected it,
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