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Printed for J. DODSLEY, in PALL-MALL.

MDCCLXXXII.

THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY

ACTOR. LINOX AND TILDEN FOUNDATIONS

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TO THE FORMER EDITIONS.

HE intent of the following Volumes

is to preserve to the Public those poetical performances, which feemed to merit a longer remembrance than what would probably be fecured to them by the MANNER wherein they were originally publifhed. This defign was firft fuggefted to the Editor, as it was afterwards conducted, by the opinions of fome Gentlemen, whofe names it would do him the highest honour to mention. He defires in this place alfo to make his acknowledgments to the Authors of several pieces. inserted in thefe Volumes, which were never before in print; and which, he is perfuaded, would be thought to add credit to the moft judicious collection of this kind in our lan

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guage. He hath nothing farther to premife, but that the Reader must not expect to be pleased with every particular poem which is here presented to him. It is impoffible to furnish out an entertainment of this nature, where every part shall be relished by every gueft it will be fufficient, if nothing is fet before him, but what has been approved by those of the most acknowledged tafte.

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