ADVERTISEMENT. TH HE intent of the following Volumes is to preferve to the Public thofe poetical performances, which feemed to merit longer remembrance than what would probably be fecured to them by the MANNER wherein they were originally published. This defign was firft fuggefted to the Editor, as it was afterwards conducted, by the opinions of fome Gentlemen, whofe names it would do him the highest honour to mention. He defires in this place also to make his acknowledgments to the Authors of feveral pieces inferted in thefe Volumes, which were never before in print; and which, he is perfuaded, would be thought to add credit to the most judicious collection of this kind in our lan VOL. I. A guage. |