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thias, which he applies to a certain edition of Pope. 

 I content myself, however, with the reflection of Mr. 

 Walpole, that " they who cannot perform great things 

 themselves, may yet have a satisfaction in doing jus- 

 tice to those who can." 



Having alluded at pp. 71 and 120 to Dr. Alison, 

 and having given at p. 211 Dr. Dibdin's tribute to 

 him, I cannot omit reminding my reader, that the 

 graceful language, the sublime and solemn thoughts, 

 which this admirable divine has transfused into many 

 of his Sermons on the Seasons, make one doubly feel 

 the truth and propriety with which he has so liberally 

 reviewed Mr. Whately's Observations on Modern Gar- 

 dening. 



