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Literary Projech 



Tbe following propofal has been feen by ftvcral pcrfon? o£ judg. 

 mcnt, all of whoin greatly approved of it : But no one hai 

 been found, who was willing, in the prefent fuuation of aftairs, 

 to bring it forward in parliament. It is now offered to the pub- 

 lic, with the hope, that sf no pcrfon at the prefent time (hall think 

 proper to take it up, it may be kept under view, fo as to be adopt- 

 ed, when the literary ardour lliall become more confpicuous among 

 the ; ading members of the legiflaturc than it now is. 



iA Tropojal^ for obtaining a Complete ColleBlon of Papers 

 printed in the Britijh Dominions. 



To have a complete collection of all the papers that ever 

 were printed, fo arranged, as that they could be eallly corw: 

 fiiited, would be an objcd of tlie greateft importance to the 

 hiflory of civil fociety. Every man of letters mufl have 

 felt the want of fuch a colleAion, and may be expeded to 

 lend his warmefl fupportto every propofal that has a ration- 

 ill tendency to efFeft it. 



To do this, for the time that is paji^ is now impoflible ;• 

 to effeft it, in timi to come^ feems by no means impradiea-i 

 ble. A law to the following effcd, with fuch alterations 

 as fuperJor wifdom fliall fuggeft, may be obtained, without 

 fi!bje(f\ing any clafs of men to inconvenience, and would 

 completelv anfwer the purpole. 

 Let it be ehadled-, 



That one » copy of every book, pamphlet, or detached 

 paper of any kind, that fliall be printed in Britain, after 

 the day of , Ihall be delivered into the hands of 



* If l-wo would not be better i 



