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Show T O x. SOUTHERN; O N H I S The Epiftle "Dedicatory. ^ would chufe to be, if I could : I would have i Force of your Underftanding, and Knowledge^ Mankind, to make a Fortune out of thepublii. Bufinefs of the World: Or, if 1 were to mend J Condition more to m y o w n Humor, and a waif fhould like better than thro' the hurry of a CroJ your Wit and Converfation, your Perfon J Addrefs, would beft recommend m e to the % men. I don't know, Sir, how fuccefsful J have been with that fair Sex, but I would L have it lye at any fair Lady's Door, (who te| ^ f\ X It £? T A fhe could no, diftinguifh in your Favour, i f all the Pretenders of the T o w n ; If you have* tnemies among the W o m e n , I muft think 'tis a great meafure, becaufe it was impoffible-engage'em all to be your Friends. Sir, lm Well-wifter to all your mterefts, and be pie.' to accept of this Dedication of m y R e / pX an Offering of m y Inclination, as well as a Do from my Gratitude. Y, CALLED, THE IVES EXCUSE. lam, SIR, Tour very much Ohligd Humble Servo* T. SOUTHER)! IS RE there's a Fate in Plays ; and''tis in Vain To write, while thefe malignant Planets reign; me veryfoolijh Influence rules the Pity rot always kind to Senfe, or juft to Wit. ^d whilft it lafts, let Buffoonry fucceed, make us laugh ; for never was more need. re, in it felf is of a nafty Scent; it the Gain fmclls not of the Excrement. \ Spanifh Nymph, a IVtt and Beauty too, Uh all her Charms, bore but a fingh Show: f* let a Monfter Mufcovite appear, draws a crowded Alienee round the Tear. VOL. I. 2%T ijav |