The lives and characters of the most eminent writers of the Scots nation; with an abstract and catalogue of their works; their various editions; and the judgement of the learn'd concerning them . EVIN3VKGH, Printed by fames Watfm in Oajgs-Clofs, on the Notth-fidc of theCiofs. ^IDCCVIII. To the Right Honograble, iriLLlAM Lord Seafort, My Lord, N C E the Ofeatriels of Petforis, ofycrtit Bitt^i a^d Qirtltty, c<infifts iaiih\dtA theA^ibris of thoftiWirjirim firois^ who hdv^ DiftirtgulfhdthemfdVe* frdm tHt «ft of Mankind,tlth^f bv thdttKtXtktkdinityFirty,Lei&Hifi^ ot ^«ir ; 1 thought, Idoul
The lives and characters of the most eminent writers of the Scots nation; with an abstract and catalogue of their works; their various editions; and the judgement of the learn'd concerning them . EVIN3VKGH, Printed by fames Watfm in Oajgs-Clofs, on the Notth-fidc of theCiofs. ^IDCCVIII. To the Right Honograble, iriLLlAM Lord Seafort, My Lord, N C E the Ofeatriels of Petforis, ofycrtit Bitt^i a^d Qirtltty, c<infifts iaiih\dtA theA^ibris of thoftiWirjirim firois^ who hdv^ DiftirtgulfhdthemfdVe* frdm tHt «ft of Mankind,tlth^f bv thdttKtXtktkdinityFirty,Lei&Hifi^ ot ^«ir ; 1 thought, Idoulid nc* maktf a m<ite iUitable Pre-ferttj, not tettat *jcpi-tffs the Grate^far Dfefit* that I have of kt«iog thePablick knovr, how much I am m-debced to ydur Loidlhipi Frieridfhipand Klndoefs, than by ^^fenlirig ybtii witb uhe £^ and CbaraiieTi ofthe Illuftrious Pdrlbns df yout ovlfh Naitipn:^^ noB doubtbg^ but that thelame Goodnefs that obligd me, to this Acknowlcdgirfent, will alio irt-duce your Lordfhip to accept of this FirftOpportunity I have had of ex-prefliiig it. *Ti8 true. My Lord^ that there are feveral Perfons J have here givenan Account of» who are not to be proposd as Patterns for your Imita-tion: No, My Lard^ they aded in a lower Sf^t, and were confindwithin the Narrow Limits of CUyfins. But there are ot
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