The cobler's letter to the author of Thelyphthora [M. Madan], intended as a supplement to Mr. Hill's address, intitled, "The blessings of polygamy." ... / [Sir Richard Hill].

  • Hill, Richard, Sir, 1733-1808.
Date:
1781
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Credit: The cobler's letter to the author of Thelyphthora [M. Madan], intended as a supplement to Mr. Hill's address, intitled, "The blessings of polygamy." ... / [Sir Richard Hill]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Another reafon occurred to me for ad~ dreffing you by name. I was happy to let all the world know the regard and friendfhip I had for you 3 and this could not be done, at lead: not fo effe&ually, if I had confidered you as anonymous. Again, After what you yourfelf have fkid of Thhelyphthora, as being one of the mod: important and interefiing publications that have appearedfince the Reformation, and judged to be fo by many eminently learned and pious men [A], and calculated both to entertain and edify the reader, I mud: ne- ceffarily fuppofe that though a modeft dif¬ fidence forbad you to affix your name to it yourfelf, yet that you-would rather efteem it a compliment than an injury to an¬ nounce to the world the author of fuch a performance. Thefe are the chief of my reafons for having addreffed you by name 3 and I hope you will admit them as good ones. [A] I know not whd the author particularly means by thefe eminently, learned and pious men : but it is very certain that fome who both for learning and piety are exceeded by few, do at this time, form a very different idea of Thelyphtfyora, than what they did on the'firft haffy perufal of it; and would be fut- cereiy grieved to have their names made ufe of as abettors of it, A 3 If