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coat, as the Design is laudable, will come in for a small share of your Favour.

Tho' I am no less than Cousin-German to the Author of those admir'd Productions: Yet, I, by no means, desire to Graft a Reputation upon his Stock; nay, I am so little sollicitous about the Fate of my Performance, that I shall conclude what I have to say upon the Subject, in the Words of a Celebrated Author.[1]

What I have done is submitted to the Publick, from whose Opinions I am prepared to


  1. See Mr. Pope's Preface to his Translation of Homer.

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