THE SPECTATOR. VOL. III. The TENTH EDITION. LONDON: Printed for J. TONSON, at Shakespear's-Head, overagainst Katharine-fireet in the Strand. 1729. Lately Publifh'd, THE Mifcellaneous Works, in Verfe and Profe, of the late Right Honourable JOSEPH ADDISON, Efq; in Three Volumes. Confifting of fuch as were never before Printed in 12mo. With fome Account of the Life and Writings of the Author, by Mr. Tickell. N. B. These Three Volumes, with the Tatlers, Specta tors, Guardians, Freeholder, and Remarks on feveral Parts of Italy, compleat Mr. Addifon's Works in Twelves. To the Right Honourable Henry Boyle, Efq; SIR, A S the profest Design of this Work is to entertain its Readers in ge neral, without giving Offence to any particular Perfon, it would be diffi A 2 difficult to find out fo proper Patron for it as Your Self, there being none whofe Merit is more univerfally acknowledged by all Parties, and who has made himself more Friends and fewer Enemies. Your great Abilities, and unquestioned Integrity, in those high Employments which You have pass'd through, would not have been able to have raised You this general Approbation, had they not been accompanied with that Moderation in an high Fortune, and that Affability of Man ners, which are so confpicuous through all Parts of Your Life. Your Averfion to any Oftentatious Arts of fetting to Show those great great Services which You have done the Publick, has not likewife a little contributed to that Univerfal Acknowledgment which is paid You by Your Country. THE Confideration of this Part of Your Character, is that which hinders me from enlarging on thofe Extraordinary Talents, which have given You fo great a Figure in the British Senate, as well as on that Elegance and Politeness which appear in Your more retired Conversation. I should be unpardonable, if, after what I haye faid, I fhould longer detain You with an Addrefs of this Nature: I cannot, however, conclude it without A 3 |