Pliny writ his letters for the public: so did Seneca, so did Balzac, Voiture, &c., &c.: Tully did PUBLISHED NO. NEW-YORK: BY HARPER & BROTHERS, 1 8 3 6. TO ELIZABETH AND ROBIN, THE FAIRY PRATTLER, AND STILL MEEK BOY OF THE LETTERS, AND THROUGH YOU EQUALLY TO YOUR YOUNGER BROTHERS AND SISTERS, THESE LETTERS AND REMINISCENCES OF THE VERY REMARKABLE AND WONDERFUL MAN WHO WATCHED YOUR EARLIEST DEVELOPMENT, AND TO WHOM YOU WERE OBJECTS OF TENDEREST LOVE AND SOLICITUDE, ARE INSCRIBED BY YOUR AFFECTIONATE PARÈNT. |