Thinks what nev'r cas, nor is, nor ev'r will be. Pope's Effay on Criticifm. SHREWSBURY Printed by Tho. Du fton, for I The PREFACE. HOPE all my BENEFACTORS who have been fo generous to contribute to this Miscellany will not with their Mony resign their Indulgence to the Author'; but candidly forgive what Faults they may discover, whether committed thro' Impropriety of Thought, Style, or Inadvertency. I know unreasonable Expectations are generally fucceeded by exceffive Disappointments: Yet I flatter my self that the Affurance I here give my FRIENDS of this being the laft Time I ever defign to be publickly troublesome, will prove a fuccessful Expedient to excite their utmost good Nature at Parting. BUT I am engag'd in a far greater Difficulty out of which it is impoffible mannerly to extricate my felf: for tho' I could die to testify my Gratitude, 'tis attempting Impoffibilitys to go about to proportion my Thanks to the Merits of my kind FRIENDS whe |