JAMES COOK 61 
Nor — to Him 
Who left the arms of a Calypso, 
To amuse 
The European World 
With stories of enchantments 
In the New-Cytherea 
Mistaking the example of Ulysses, 
Who never wished 
To return Home, 
Till he had atchieved that 
For which he went Abroad. 
But to 
The man 
Who, 
Emulous of Magalhanes, 
And 
The Heroes of former Times, 
Shall persist through every Obstacle, 
And 
Succeed not by Chance, 
But 
By Virtue and Good-conduct 
This Historical Collection 
Of Former Discoveries 
In 
The South Pacific Ocean 
Is Presented 
By 
Alexander Dalrymple. 
May 14, 1769. 
The ungenerous reflections on a former explorer, ap- 
parently Bougainville, contained in this dedication, 
cannot apply to Cook, the results of whose voyage were 
