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Excerpt from The Bee: A Collection of Essays
For my part, as I was néver distinguished for dress, and have often even blundered in making bow, such bodings as these had like to have repressed my ambition. I was at a loss give the public Specious promises, or whether to be merry or sad on this solemn occas If I should decline all merit, it Was too probable hasty reader might have taken me at my word. On the other hand, like labourers trade, I had, with modest impuden sumed to promise an epitome of all the good that ever were said or written, this might ha gusted those readers I most desire to please.
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