Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachu May it please your Excellency: This little book is desirous of being rece your library-It professes to be a friend to and virtue, and it can no where be so sure ing these companions, as in the place of yo lency's retirement. With great respect and esteem, I am your Excellency's Most humble servart, THE AUTH NWH OLM the pe tress, t or less fect n mind, dissent Why the pu offer sire of and th ving in wit or vice, a or less with politics. These papers were an atten fect neutrality, and an endeavor to beguile and mind, almost continually harrassed by party spirit dissentions. Why they are now collected together, and obtr the public again, the Author has no very good offer-It will perhaps, be said, that it is with the sire of making a book-To this then he will pl and throw himself upon the mercy of the court; ving in excuse, that if he has added nothing to th wit or learning, he has at least endeavored to disco vice, and to promote the cause of virtue and religi |