DEDICATION. 



If a fofc and fincere addrefi^ and 

 a pleafing chearfulnefs towards thofe 

 that have an efteem and value for You 5 

 and an undilTembledcourtefy to thofe 

 few 3 if any there are that can be fo 

 unjuft as to be your enemy j if a 

 hearty and fincere love for yourcoun^- 

 try^ and a generous concern for the 

 good cf all mankind, be the orna- 

 ments of a publick and private life, 

 none there are which enjoy them in 

 a more eminent degree than Your 

 Lordfliip does. 



'Tis from fuch examples (My 

 Lord ) we are informed, that an in- 

 genuous, fofc deportment, a ferious 

 attention to every thing commend- 

 able and praife-worthy, a retirement 

 into fields and gardens, and a con- 

 templation on the ftupendious works 

 of nature, are not inconfiflent with 



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