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182 the most trite, much more on those that others have avoided, merely because they were above their parts.

Assure yourself, that your interest, as well as duty, requires this from you; and you will find, that it will answer some objections against you, if you thus show the world, that you have patience and comprehension of thought, to go through with such a subject of weight and learning.

You will pardon me this freedom, which I assure you proceeds from a sincere kindness, and true value that I have for you, I will add no more, but my hearty prayers for you. I am, Dr. Swift, your's,

WILL. DUBLIN.

MY LORD,

HAD the honour of a long letter from your grace about a month ago, which I forbore acknowledging sooner, because I have been ever since perpetually tossed between this and London, and partly because there had nothing happened that might make a letter worthy the perusal. It is the opinion of some great persons here, that the words which the house of commons took amiss in your address, might very well bear an application that concerned only my lord Wharton. I find they are against my opinion, that a new parliament should have been called; but all agree