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profeſſion, arreſt the applauſe of the ſcientific, and command the ſervice of the great, not only envy will be ſilent, but juſtice approve.
As this addreſs comes forward without your knowledge or conſent, I am not ſure that it will eſcape your cenſure; but I would rather hazard your diſpleaſure, than not confeſs my gratitude.
I am,
Your very ſincere Friend,
W. Beckford.
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