Preface
_ "Above a patron--though I condescend
Sometimes to call a minister my friend."

TO THE READER.
My daughter again applies to me for my paternal imprimatur； and I hope that I am not swayed by partiality, when I give the sanction which she requires.
To excite the rising generation to depend upon their own exertions for success in life is surely a laudable endeavour； but, while the young mind is cautioned against dependence on the patronage of the great, and of office, it is encouraged to rely upon such friends as may be acquired by personal merit, good manners, and good conduct.
RICHARD LOVELL EDGEWORTH.
Edgeworthstown,
Oct. 6, 1813.
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PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION.
The public has called for a third impression of this book； it was, therefore, the duty of the author to take advantage of the corrections which have been communicated to her by private friends and public censors. Whatever she has thought liable to just censure has in t

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