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SIR

our known goodness gives my presumption the hopes of a pardon, for prefixing to this new edition of the immortal work of an author, whose beauties you can, so exquisitely relish in the original, the Name of a Man, whose character and great universal learning deservedly are the pride of my countrymen, and the boast of all that have the honour of your acquaintance.

I could not deny myself the satisfaction of laying hold on this first opportunity of alluring you of my sincerest esteem, and declaring at the same time to the world, the infinite obligations I have to you.

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