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A NOVEL.

"Life consists not of a series of illustrious actions; the greater part of
our time passes in compliance with necessities in the performance of
daily duties in the removal of small inconveniencies in the procurement
of petty pleasures; and we are well or ill at ease, as the main stream of
life glides on smoothly, or is ruffled by small and frequent interruption."
Johnson,

IN THREE VOLUMES.

SECOND EDITION.

VOL. I.

EDINBURGH:

WILLIAM BLACKWOOD, PRINCE'S-STREET;

AND JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE-STREET, LONDON.

1819.

Oliver & Boyd, Printers, Edinburgh.

" Cato did well reprove Alus

Albinus for writing the Roman story in the Greek tongue, of which he had but imperfect knowledge; and himself was put to make his apology for so doing: Cato told him that he was mightily in love with a fault that he had rather beg a pardon

than be innocent. need the pardon ?"

Who forced him to

JEREMY TAYLOR.

VOL. I.