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Show The Epjile "Dedicatory. V .throw m y felf, for a Forgivenefs, uponafeco Tryal of the T o w n . The Reafon of my Ca *has harden'd m e againft the Malice of Detraftio and over-rul'd m y Fears to a Dedication. T N a m e of Offory^ i k n o w , will draw every R der into an Expe&ation of a Pancgyrick ; a not to rage under the Infpiration of that Them h Grofnefs^ and brutal Stupidity, to be fhunn' of all the W o r l d ; and here unpardonable, wou'd be m y Impudence, fhould I undertake T h e Virtues of your famous Anceftors, myLo live frefh a m o n g us ; and while the EnglifiQ\ nicle furvives, the Ormond Worth can never forgotten ; your Grandfather, in every glori Action, through the whole Story, muft begin Page, mine out, and fhew the leading He there. Fortune has once been juft, and joint with the Withes of all good Men, contriv'i m a k e the Happinefs of -your Lordfhip's Life, fwer the Quality of your Houfe; and to thei bility of your Birth (made yet more noble by AccelTion of your Father's Glories) (which of Right inherit, and which your forward Vir this S u m m e r promifes to maintain) provided a Lady, w h o m Nature, in the profufion oi Bounty, feems to have made, and only meant you; to fhrre thatGreatnefs, which only"' Virtue, Wit, and Beauty, like hers, c ferve. M y Lord, you are n o w launch' The Epjile dedicatory. the Ocean of this Life; and may profperous ales, and milling Summer Seas attend you: aj* your Gourfe be fteady ; dill pointing to that nuine Loyalty (the natural Virtue of your Fa-ily) which your Forefathers nobly try'd, an<t und the only Goal of Glory : Thefe, with m y rayers for your Jong Life, and happy, fafe Re-rn, are the con/tant, and ihall be the daily 'ifties of, My L o R n} Tour Lordjhifs entirely Faithful Humble Servant^ T. SOUTHERN. |