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I am aware that many repetitions will be found in the courſe of the following obſervations; but for thoſe, and the errors that will occur, I muſt ſolicit the indulgence of my readers (ſhould I be favoured with any) who will generouſly make allowances, I hope, for the want of thoſe ſtrictures and corrections of friendſhip, of which my preſent confinement has unfortunately deprived me.
What I have ſuggeſted has been in conſequence of local experience; I have not wiſhed to miſlead, nor to caſt illiberal or perſonal reflections: if any ſhall occur that may ſeem to bear this imputation, they have ariſen without premeditation from the general ſubject, and were not intended to wound the feelings, nor to apply to the private conduct of any indivi-
dual.
