offence to wise, and Good men. For it is
not the Pretence of a good Design which can free the Undertakers from
Blame, unless the Goodness of the end and Intention be Seconded with a
Prudent Management of the Means. And if Matters once should come to that
Extremity, better and much more becoming of the Two, no doubt it were,
that our _Maker's Praises should be sunk into Prose_ (as this Ingenious
Person phrases it) than that in the midst of a Christan City, that
_Maker_ should be six days in seven publickly insulted and blasphemed
in poetry.

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THE AUGUSTAN REPRINT SOCIETY

Announces Its

_Publications for the Third Year (1948-1949)_

_At least two_ items will be printed from each of the _three_
following groups:

[Transcriber's Note:
Many of the listed titles are or will be available from Project
Gutenberg. Where possible, the e-text number is given in brackets.]

Series IV: Men, Manners, and Critics

Sir John Falstaff (pseud.), _The Theatre _(1720).
Aaron Hill, Preface to _The Creation_; and Thomas Brereton, Preface
to _Esther_. [#15870]
Ned Ward, Selected Tracts.

Series V: Drama

Edward Moore, _The Gamester_ (1753). [#16267]
Nevil Payne, _Fatal Jealousy_ (1673).
Mrs. Centlivre, _The Busie Body_ (1709).
Charles Macklin, _Man of the World_ (1781).

Series VI: Poetry and Language

John Oldmixon, _Reflections on Dr. Swifts Letter to Harley_ (1712);
and Arthur Mainwaring, _The British Academy_ (1712).
Pierre Nicole, _De Epigrammate_.
Andre Dacier, Essay on Lyric Poetry.

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