I. IN THE WORtf. 



pursued the instructions given them. They do not pur- 

 sue those instructions except in part : therefore, I beg 

 leave to caution the reader against falling into this error ; 

 a caution particularly necessary to those who leave the 

 performance to others : it is useless to see a part done, 

 if you neglect to see the other parts done : with this 

 caution, as necessary as any that I can possibly give, I 

 conclude this introductory chapter. 



