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TO

ROBERT HENLY Eſq;

SIR,

IT has been the immemorial Cuſtom of Poets to aſſiſt their Genius by the Invocation of a favourite Muſe, Perhaps, in imitation of them, Proſe Authors were firſt tempted to ſend abroad their Performances under the Countenance of a worthy Patron. The Advantages ariſing hence are great. Readers are apt

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