. The craftsman. nimadvert,now and then upon notorious Irregularities, or evepImproprieties, in Io^jj Life , particularly upon Sign-PoJIs. Now, I have a Complaint to make to You,Sir, of much the fame Nature, againft an Infcriptipnover a little Bookfeller^s Shop in St. Martins Church-yard, which runs in the following Words j Proceedrings in Parliament Bought and Solid here. I haveoften taken Notice of this Infcription, during the laftParliament, without making any publick Complaintof it ; but I thought common Decency would haveinduced the Majler of the Shop to eraze it, before themeeting of a n
. The craftsman. nimadvert,now and then upon notorious Irregularities, or evepImproprieties, in Io^jj Life , particularly upon Sign-PoJIs. Now, I have a Complaint to make to You,Sir, of much the fame Nature, againft an Infcriptipnover a little Bookfeller^s Shop in St. Martins Church-yard, which runs in the following Words j Proceedrings in Parliament Bought and Solid here. I haveoften taken Notice of this Infcription, during the laftParliament, without making any publick Complaintof it ; but I thought common Decency would haveinduced the Majler of the Shop to eraze it, before themeeting of a neiv one. I folemnly proteft to You,(in the Words of aii honourable Couranteer, with Re-lation to Dr. Ward) that I am utterly unacquaintednuith the Man, and therefore can ha<ve no Prejudiceagainft Him ; but as it is a Matter of publick Con^cern, and may have bad Conftruftions put upon it,I hope He will fake this Hint, and fave You theTrouble of any farther Remarks upon it. ?iV. I am. Sir, ^c, H. K; Saturoay-j. 23^ 51?<? Craftsman. N<» 453.^°453-Saturday, March ^^ i734~5- Dimidium FaSi, q^ui capita hahet HoR, N E of the moft difficult Parts of Effay-Writing (at leaft, I am not afhamed tcown that I find it fo Myfelf) is to hegiinvell, and fet out with a proper Intro- du5iion ; fo that all the Obfervations. which an Author propofes to make on any Subjeft,may naturally follow one another, and feem of aPiece, The late Mr. Addijon v/as a perfeft Mailer oithis Excellence, which gave no fmall Beauty to hisWritings, and therefore the * Editor of his Works wascertainly in the Right not to purfue a Defign, whichHe had once in his Thoughts, of connefting feveralof that Gentkmanh Pieces in a continued Series, thotliey were at firft publilhd with the Interruption olWritings on different Subjedls ; becaufe fuch a Scheme(as Mr. Tickel obferves very well) nvould ha^ve obligeaHim to cut off fe--veral graceful Introdudiens and Ck-cumftances, peculiarly adapted to the Time and Occa-fion
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