THIRD and Laft VOLUME O F Pofthumous WORKS, Written By Mr. Samuel Butler, Author of HuDIBRAS. Part Written in the Time of the To which is added, The Coffin for the By Sir Samuel Luke. LONDON: Printed for SAM. BRISCOE, The Right Honourable Charles, Earl of Arran, Chancellor of the Univer fity of Oxford, High Steward of Weftminfter, &c. My Lord, 'T IS None of the worst Parts of the Character of a Wife Man, that he forefees an Evil at a distance, and then finds out a Remedy. Aphorifm (tho' old) is ftill in Force, A 2 The and and feems to speak very plain to me upon the Publication of these Papers. Twas not without a great deal of Difficulty that I procur'd them, and plac'd them in the Order they now lye before Tou; and yet, My Lord, I am not without Apprehenfion, confidering what a turbulent, ill-natur'd Generation they are to pafs thro', unless Tour Lordship will be pleas'd to take them under Tour Protection, they will nevertheless be liable to a great deal of rude and unmannerly Treatment. My Lord, the two former Volumes of the Pofthumous Works of this admirable Author had the Honour of Tour Brother, the Duke of ORMOND's Friendship, and under his Umbrage were Univerfally receiv'd and encourag'd: What the Succefs of this may be I am not able to fay; only this I can folemn ly ly depend upon, that Tour Illuftrious Name and Character will give a Luftre to it, and be a means to fecure it against many Iníults.. I am fenfible Tour Lordship is as much above the Mode of Compliment and formal Addrefs, as you are, the common Vanities and Follies of. the World. Tou judge of Men and Things not by their Shadows and outward Appearances, but from their Tendency and natural Confe quence; and 'tis upon thefe Views I prefume upon Tour Lordship's Fa vour. As Cafes now ftand, I muft confefs, that I look upon thofe Papers to have a fort of Right to Your Lordship's Patronage, I will not here. pretend to mention Particulars any further than this; that I am fully fatisfy'd, that they can be no where plac'd with fo much Honour and Safety as in the Hands of a Perfon A 3 whofe |