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Ing, being infcribed upon the outside of a sealed paper accompanying it, containing the name and addrefs of the competitor, or fuch name and address as be pleases to put in its flead, if he wifbes to remain unknown. The fealed paper belonging to each of thofe effays to which the premiums fhall be adjudged, will be opened when the premiums are awarded, and the essays be published in this mifcellany. The other effays will be returned if defired; or they will be feverally published, if approved by the judges to whom this matter shall be referred, and if agreeable to the writer. At any rate, however, none of the fealed papers, unless it be those belonging to the effays to which premiums are adjudged, fhall be opened; but will be returned, if desired, to any person who fball call for them: Or, if not called for within fix months after the premiums fall be adjudged, they will then be burnt, in the prefence of refpectable witnesses, who fall atteft that the feals were unopened. The fricteft bonour in this respect may be depended on.

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Curfory Hints and Anecdotes of the late Doctor WILLIAM CULLEN

CULLEN of Edinburgh.

Amicus Plato, fed magis amica veritas.

A life of Doctor Cullen, with a full account of his writings, being now preparing for the prefs by a masterly hand, on the authenticity of whofe information the public may rely, the editor of this mifcellany finds it unneceffary, and would be improper in him to offer to his readers, in thefe circumstances, any thing farther than a few hints and anecdotes, illustrative of the character and difpofition of that great man; moft of which have fallen under his own obfervation, but which could not with propriety have found a place in a regular biographical article. Requesting, therefore, that the curiofity of the public may be fufpended till that more perfect work fhall appear,

the following hints are offered merely as a tribute of gratitude in the writer, and in compliance with the engagements he has come under to the public. If they have no other merit, their authenticity may be relied upon.

Ir is a melancholy confideration to the Editor, that he has occafion to begin his work with a pofthumous account of the most eminent preceptor and difinterested friend he ever had in the world. Short is the period that man is fuffered to tread this tranfitory stage VOL. I.

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