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pupils and friends of Linn ^us, or otherwise emi- 

 nent chara61ers in the literary world. 



Under these favourable circumstances I present 

 it to the Public, and shall be ever grateful and happy 

 if they deem it a performance worthy their enlight- 

 ened taste and patronage. 



It is generally a matter of regret, that into pro- 

 du6i:ions of such extent typographical errors and 

 inaccuracies will imperceptibly find their way ; but 

 I trust, that the indulgent liberality of those of my 

 readers, whose attention may be attraded by similar 

 imperfeftions in the present work, will kindly excuse 

 them wherever they occur. 



THE TRANSLATOR. 



