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WORKS OF MERIT,
In every department of Literature.
Orders taken in by John Millar, Bookseller, for
An' sum ye ne'er will see again;
Cum purchase now! for wha cou'd ever,
Sic beuks, sae cheap before obtain!
As but a few copies of these books remain on hand, the first orders will be carefully preferred—for it will not be possible to execute every order.
"From fortune's evils may or peace defend.
"May teach us how to shun, or to endure,
"The foe malignant, and the faithless friend."
I. RATIONAL RECREATIONS. A collection of scarce and curious pieces, many of which were never printed before, containing, John Peden's Elegy—Churches of Paisley—Population of Europe—The learned Spaniel—Princess Ali Chan's petition to Governor Hastings—Trick of a French Quack—Anecdote of Dr. Goldsmith—Speech of George McKenzie—Successful bravery—Beware of National Reflections—Petrarchs' Idea of Books—Granger's Sophism—Lee the Poet—Author of Douglas, a tragedy—Swearers justly punished—Preſence of mind, &c. &c. Rescued from oblivion, "The Packman's Pater Noſter." A fragment of a ſatyrical poem againſt Popery, containing 42 lines. Written by Sir James Sempill of
