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DEDICATION. Lordfhip, who fucceed him in his Ho- nours and Fortune, I beg leave to infcribe this new Edition of the fame. The Name of HALIFAX will ever be dear to me. I had the happiness to be made known to that great man, the Lord HALIFAX, by two perfons, who were themſelves fignally great in name and abilities, the Earl of SHAFTSBURY and Mr. ADDISON; and the inclination which he found in me for Letters ferved inftead of Merit, and gain'd me his Fa- vour, of which he gave me many and effectual Proofs, at a time when nothing but his perfonal Worth cou'd give weight to his Recommendation. He wou'd in truth have afterwards accompliſh'd his kind purpoſes towards me, being then in a Station which gave him opportuni- ties: but Death, which has no regard to Characters the moft worthy and exalted, unhappily for the Publick, and for me, did too foon fnatch him from us all. In him his Country loft a faithful and zealous Patriot; the Court a polite Orna- so o bne how a ako ay ment giulio I I