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TO THE HONOURABLE
Charles Greville, Efq;
Dear Sir,
MY Father, who was the Author
of the following Diflertations,
would not, perhaps, have dedicated
them to any man alive. He annexed,
and with good reafbn, an idea of
fervility to addrelles of this fort,
and reckoned them the dilgrace of
literature. If I could not, from my
foul, acquit myfolf of every folfifh
view, in prefenting to you the poft-
humous works of a father 1 tenderly
loved, you would not have heard
from me in this public manner. You
know, my deai' friend, the fincerity
of my affeftion for you : but even
that affedtion fhould not induce me
to dedicate to you, had you already
arrived at that eminence, in the
ftate, which the abilities and fliining
a 2 talents