ADVERTISEMENT. 



GRATITUDE for the favourable reception which 

 the first Edition of these LESSONS has experienced, has 

 induced the Author to give them a careful revisal, in 

 order that this New Edition may be found less un- 

 worthy of public favour. In this revisal, he has been 

 assisted by the polite suggestions of some of the Review- 

 ers, (for whose testimonials in favour of his perform- 

 ance he feels peculiarly obliged), and by many useful 

 hints which have been communicated to him in letters 

 from several of his literary friends ; to whom he can- 

 not but acknowledge his obligations, and whose names 

 would reflect honour upon his work, if he were per- 

 mitted to mention them. He is in a particular man~ 

 ner indebted to a Nobleman of distinguished worth 

 and abilities, for condescending to point out several 

 alttratious and emendations ; all of which were of so 

 much importance, that his Lordship will find they 

 have been universally attended to. The Author has 

 taken care to incorporate into this Edition, all those 

 improvements and discoveries that have been made 

 since the first Edition was published, and that ap- 

 peared to have any connection with the subjects on 

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