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pointment, I derive it all from yotir 

 friendfhip. 



My earned defire of not quitting 

 this country without leaving you 

 fome public teftimony of my real 

 fentiments towards you, excited me 

 to hurry this work to the prefs 

 without having time enough to 

 fmifh it as I deflred. If it had been 

 in my power to have fpent the en- 

 fuing winter in this country, I might 

 poflibly have made it more worthy 

 your patronage, and of appearing 

 in the world under your aufpices* 

 I prefent it to you imperfect as it is ; 

 and beg of you to look upon it only 

 as a public mark of my refpect and 

 gratitude, which I (hall retain in full 



force 



