46 ' frtpph for Ufiahlijhing a Plan 



as NATURAL HISTORY, MODERN LANGUAGES, &d.' 



&c. it is not doubted, but that Gentlemen, well 

 qualified to le<flure upon them, would concur in 

 giving affiftance and perfection to a plan of fuch 

 general utility and importance. 



If, to provide a prefervative from thofe low, 

 corrupting pleafures, by which thoufands of oiir 

 young men are continually deftroyed — If, to 

 extend ftill further the branches of our com- 

 merce, the finews of our wealth, by diffeminating 

 thofe principles, on which the arts depend — 

 If, to prepare an agreeable entertainment for 

 every period of life, and an honourable charac- 

 ter and confolation for its evening — If, to add 

 refpcdlability to opulence, and dignity to human 

 nature — If these are obje£ls, worthy our firft 

 regard, the Inftitution here propofed, appears 

 to wear an afpefV, friendly to human excellence 

 and human happinefs, and to deferve the pa- 

 tronage of our fellow-citizens. The more it 

 is confidered, the more, we truft, it will appear 

 to merit their approbation and encouragement. 



We have mentioned it, as principally accom- 

 modated to young men, defigned for a refpecl- 

 able line of trade. But thofe, who are defigned 

 for the different profeffions, as well as thofe, 

 who have no particular profefilon in view, will, 

 probably, find very confiderable advantage from 

 it, either, as preparatory to the univerfity, or 

 to life in general. And there are many Gentle- 

 pnen, further advanced in age, who have fuffi- 



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