. An essay upon literature: or, An enquiry into the antiquity and original of letters; proving that the two tables, written by the finger of God in Mount Sinai, was the first writing in the world, and that all other alphabets derive from the Hebrew ; with a short view of the methods made use of by the antients to supply the want of letters before, and improve the use of them, after they were known . OXFORD. Printed at the Clarendon Printing-Houfe. ^#.S<?& Pavhjatfr. T O The Right Honourable H E N R T Earl of Clarendonand Rochefter. F Orgive the Mufe, if (yet unknown to Fame)She fe
. An essay upon literature: or, An enquiry into the antiquity and original of letters; proving that the two tables, written by the finger of God in Mount Sinai, was the first writing in the world, and that all other alphabets derive from the Hebrew ; with a short view of the methods made use of by the antients to supply the want of letters before, and improve the use of them, after they were known . OXFORD. Printed at the Clarendon Printing-Houfe. ^#.S<?& Pavhjatfr. T O The Right Honourable H E N R T Earl of Clarendonand Rochefter. F Orgive the Mufe, if (yet unknown to Fame)She feeks Protection from your LardjbipsName $ a 2 Weak DEDI CATION. Weak in herfelf, fhe dares not hope to ftand,Unlefs fupported by an abler Hand:So creep the Ringlets of the tender VineRound fome tall Elm, and all their Curls entwir,Sweetly luxuriant by this Aid they rife,And fhoot their fwelling Gutters to the ! jvoeet as thefe could but my Numbers flow!Could but my Verfe to fucb full J^ipenefs grow!Then might I hope, nor hope in vain to feeThe beft of Patrons and of Friends in Thee:But ah! my Lord! I know my felf too well,Thefe Lines, thefe artlefs Lines my Weaknefs telWhat Beauty muft thofe Numbers recommend,That fondly hope a Clarendon their Friend!Bright in Each manly Grace muft they appear,Free as their Patrons Mien, and as his Virtues clea* Poets were born the Great-Man s Paths to vie^And give the Patriot all a Patriots Due -3 T DEDIC
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