The mind may be "soak'd in the bottom of the Belly" of one's Ignorance so that he needs the syrup of understanding and knowledge "to liquify the Matter" of his thoughts.
The Lady's Rhetoric: Containing the Rules for Speaking and Writing Elegantly.
<u>The Lady's Rhetoric: Containing the Rules for Speaking and Writing Elegantly. In a Familiar Discourse directed to an Honourable and Learned Lady. Enrich'd with many delightful Remarks, witty Repartees, and pleasant Stories, both Antient and Modern. Done from the French, with some Improvements.</u> (London: Printed for J. Taylor and A. Bell, 1707). 