ADVERTISEMENT. Ill 



preference to this fize, for I have always eftimated 

 the fufFrage of one Lady as equal, at lead, to thofe 

 of two Gentlemen. 



Some men of the world have enqnlred, whether 

 I intended to make any additions to this Edition ; 

 and, in this cafe, defired me to give a detached 

 fiipplement, for the accommodation of thofe who 

 have purchafed the preceding Editions, alleging 

 that Authors, who aéted otherwife, defrauded the 

 Public. 



An Author who is difficult to pleafe with his 

 own performance, which I acknowledge to be the 

 cafe with myfelf, and who is frequently called 

 upon to review it, is fometimes reduced to the 

 neceffity of making a few flight additions, in order 

 to elucidate paffages which may feem to labour un- 

 der fome obfcurity. He is obliged, at leaft, to 

 change fome things in the notices, which mufl 

 needs vary in every different Edition, without ad- 

 mitting the poffibility of giving thefe variations, in 

 a detached fupplement, lb as to excite any in- 

 tereft. But, on the fuppolîtion of his thereby de- 

 frauding a part of the Public of fome part of his 

 performance, I aik, whether the Public, as a bod)'', 

 does not defraud him more completely, by pur- 

 chafing, without any fcruple, the fpurious Editions 

 of his Work ? The only method which an Author 



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