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their dexterity and skill but the lack of 

 the former qualification will account for the 

 very small number of gentlemen who have 

 ever attained anything like perfection. In 

 this I do not include those who became daily 

 practitioners on the Brighton road, a road 

 that latterly seemed purposely reserved, or 

 particularly adapted, for the exhibition of 

 their skill such as Mr. Stevenson, Mr. C. 

 Jones, Sir St. Vincent Cotton, John Willan, 

 Esq., and others. 



Indeed, the only amateur I ever knew 

 who combined theory with practice and I 

 say it without fear of being accused of adu- 

 lation a correct judgment, with an easy, at 

 the same time skilful execution in this en- 

 viable accomplishment, and who can really 

 be called a perfect master of the art, is 

 the gentleman to whom I have dedicated 

 these volumes. 



