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do him ample justice. Wisdom herself has suffered 

 in his disgrace, but year after year brings to light 

 proof of the arts that worked Bacon s downfall, and 

 covered his character with obloquy. He will find 

 some future historian who, assisted by the patient 

 labours of the present editor, with all his zeal and 

 ten-fold his ability ; with power equal to the work 

 and leisure to pursue it, will dig the statue from the 

 rubbish which may yet deface it ; and, obliterating 

 one by one the paltry libels scrawled upon its base, 

 will place it, to the honour of true science, in a 

 temple worthy of his greatness. 



B. MONTAGU. 



November 17, 1834. 



