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Wrrn more than usual self-distrust, I give this book to the world, and under circum stances of a new and trying nature. The voice of affectionate encouragement, which used to animate me to my task, I can hear no more and when, from the force of habit, I have sometimes turned round, while writ ing, to ask as in former times for counsel and advice, I have been sinfully remind ed, that the judicious critlc, as well as ten der arent, was removed from me forever. But llj have the consolation of knowing, that should this work excite severe animadver sion, he will not share in this expected pain - I say expected, because detraction is as common as the air we breathe, and to some, from long indulgence in it, it is now almost as necess and an endeavour to substitute profitab e discourse for talking.
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