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iv and perhaps on this;—but lest no one should accept his challenge of defiance to matrimony I appeal to your impartiality for the publication of the following pages.

I have also wandered into some analysis of what I think erroneously called his Atheistical tenets. I am aware Bacon says that Atheism leaves a man to sense to philosophy to Natural piety to laws to reputation:—but I am not inclined to think that these principles leave a man to Atheism. However I am bold to say that Mr. Shelley is not an Atheist:—and were he to persist in an avowal of such a creed I would say with Shakspeare:—

THE AUTHOR.