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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www. million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: it: N 109. Tuefday, dpril i. 1751. Gratum eft, quod patriot ci-vem papuiojue dediflit Si fads ut patricefit iJoticus, ttUis ug:-:;, Utilrt et bellorum et pacif: rebut agendis. : Moribus injlituas. , ' ' . 'i Ju v. to the RAMBLER. SIR, T Hough you feem to have Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www. million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: it: N 109. Tuefday, dpril i. 1751. Gratum eft, quod patriot ci-vem papuiojue dediflit Si fads ut patricefit iJoticus, ttUis ug:-:;, Utilrt et bellorum et pacif: rebut agendis. : Moribus injlituas. , ' ' . 'i Ju v. to the RAMBLER. SIR, T Hough you feem to have taken a view fufficiently extenfive of the miferies of life, and have employed much of your fpeculation on mournful fubjefts, you have not yet exhaufted the whole ftock of human infelicity. There is ftill a fpecies of wretchednefs which e- fcapes your obfervation, but which might fupply you with many fage remarks and falutary cautions. I cannot but imagine the ftart of attention a- wakened by this welcome hint; and at this in - ftant fee the Rambler muffing his candle, rubbing his fpeftacles, ftirring his fire, locking out interruption, and fettling himfelf in his eafy chair, that he may enjoy a new calamity without difturb- nnce: for whether it be, that continued ficknefs or misfortune has acquainted you only with the bitter - nefs of being; or that you imagine none but your- felf able to difcover what, I fuppofe, has been feen and felt by all the inhabitants of the world; or intend your writings as antidotal to the levity and merriment with which your rivals endeavour to attraft the favour of the public; or fancy that you have fome particular powers of dolorous declamation, and tverblt out your groans with uncommon elegance or energy; it is certain, that, whatever be your fubjeft, melancholy for the moft part burfts in upon your fpeculation, your gaiety is quickly overcaft; and though your readers may be flattered with hopes of pleafantry, they are leldom dif- miffed but with heavy hearts. That I rhay therefore gratify you with an imitation of your own fy Books, , The-Rambler-By-S-Johnson-and-Others~~Unknown-Author, 999999999, The Rambler [By S. Johnson and Others]., Unknown Author, Books Group, Created by General Books, 1458981592, General Books LLC, , , , , General Books LLC<