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THE

SPECTATOR.

VOL. I.

The NINTH EDITION.

LONDON:

Printed for J. TONSON, at Shakespear's-Head, over-
against Katharine-fireet in the Strand. 1729.

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Lately Publifh'd,

HE Miscellaneous Works in Verse and Profe, of the late Right Honourable JOSEPH ADDISON, Efq; in Three Volumes. Confifting of fuch as were never before Printed in 12mo. With fome Account of the Life and Writings of the Author, by Mr. Tickell.

N. B. These Three Volumes, with the Tatlers, Spectators, Guardians, Freeholder, and Remarks on feveral Parts of Italy, compleat Mr. Addifon's Works in Twelves.

QUAM

To the Right Honourable

John Lord Sommers,

Baron of Evesham.

MY LORD,

I

Should not act the Part of an impartial Spectator, if I Dedicated the following Papers to

one

who is not of the most confummate

and most acknowledged Merit.

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None

None but a Perfon of a finished Character, can be the proper Patron of a Work, which endeavours to Cultivate and Polish Human Life, by promoting Virtue and Knowledge, and by recommending whatfoever may be either Ufeful or Ornamental to Society.

I know that the Homage I now pay You, is offering a kind of Violence to one who is as folicitous to fhun Applause, as he is affiduous to deferve it. But, my Lord, this is perhaps the only Particular in which your Prudence will be always disappointed.

While Justice, Candor, Equani mity, a Zeal for the Good of your Country, and the most perfuafive Eloquence in bringing over others to it, are valuable Diftin

ctions,

Etions, You are not to expect that the Publick will fo far comply with your Inclinations, as to forbear celebrating fuch extraordinary Qualities. It is in vain that you have endeavoured to conceal your Share of Merit, in the many National Services which you have effected. Do what you will, the prefent Age will be talking of your Virtues, tho' Pofterity alone will do them Justice.

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Other Men pafs through Oppofitions and contending Interests in the Ways of Ambition; but Your Great Abilities have been invited to Power, and importuned to accept of Advancement. Nor is it ftrange that this should happen to your Lordship, who could bring into the Service of your Sovereign the Arts and Policies of Ancient Greece

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