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FAREWELL ADVICE TO THIS LITTLE VOLUME OF 

 ESSAYS ON NATURAL HTSTORY. 



Haste away, my little darling. Shouldst thou 

 accidentally fall in with the " Wanderings," and the 

 two other volumes of " Essays/' — thy elder brothers, 

 say, that I send my paternal thanks to them, for the 

 credit which they do me; because, I learn from 

 the instructive pages of Chambers, Sharpe, and 

 other literary gentlemen, that they are still in 

 favour with the public. 



But, do not let this puff thee up. Thou must 

 bear in mind, that thou art but a puny, and an 

 ailing brat. " Parvse sunt vires, invalidseque tibi." 



In passing through the dreary vale of criticism, 

 if thou art fortunate enough to catch the sun's 

 beams, as thy brothers did, my soul will then 

 rejoice. But, on the other hand, if a blast over- 

 take thee,- — be not disheartened. Violent squalls 

 are never long in action. The damage they may 

 do, will not affect thee much, nor cause me to regret 

 the time and labour I have spent upon thy 

 education. 



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