An English garner; ingatherings from our history and literature . mans passage, mightmake him retire, though almost at his journeys end. Two special motives have emboldened me. Right Honourable !in this my proceeding. First, for that I consider that as the bodycannot be without the shadow ; so HOMER, the prince of poets,may not be without a Zoilist. The second and last is the mostforcible motive : I know not only by report, by also by experience,your Lordship to be not only Philomusus, a Lover of the Mnsesand of Learning ; but Philomathes, a personage always desirous,though in all arts suffici
An English garner; ingatherings from our history and literature . mans passage, mightmake him retire, though almost at his journeys end. Two special motives have emboldened me. Right Honourable !in this my proceeding. First, for that I consider that as the bodycannot be without the shadow ; so HOMER, the prince of poets,may not be without a Zoilist. The second and last is the mostforcible motive : I know not only by report, by also by experience,your Lordship to be not only Philomusus, a Lover of the Mnsesand of Learning ; but Philomathes, a personage always desirous,though in all arts sufficiently skilful, to come to a more high per-fection or summum bonum. / will not trouble your Lordship with too too tedious circum-stances, only I humbly entreat your Lordship—in the name ofmany—to patronage this work, with not less acceptance, than Iwith a willing and kind heart, dedicate it. So shall I thinkthe initium of this work not only happily began, but to be finitedwith a more happy period. Your Honours devoted in all duty, T II O M a S M O R L E Y .. 31
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