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The dispensary : a poem in six canto's [sic].

  • Samuel Garth
Date:
1718
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The dispensary : a poem in six canto's [sic]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ~ Dedication. _ Tis hard, that to think well of You, fhowd be but Fuftice, and to tell ie on fo, howd be.an Offence : Thus rather than violate Your Mo- defly, I muft be wanting to Your ie Virtues ; and to gratifie One good Sualiry, do wrong toa Thou- | Sand. | The World generally heahe our Efteem by the Ardour of our Pretences ; and will fearce believe that fo much Leal nthe Heart, — oe be confifient weth fo much Faimtuefs in the Expreffions ; but when they reflect on Your Reaih- nefs to do Good, and Your Tnduftrry ) to hide it ; on Your Paffion to 0b- lege, seal Your Pam to hear tt own d ;
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