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THE

GUARDIAN.

VOL. I.

The SEVENTH EDITION.

LONDON:

Printed for J. and R. TONSON, at Shakespear's-
Head, over-againft Catharine-ftreet in the Strand.

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Lately Publish'd,

HE Miscellaneous Works, in Verfe and Profe, of the late Right Honourable JOSEPH ADDISON, Efq; in three Volumes. Confifting of fuch as were never before Printed in 12mo. With fome Account of the Life and Writings of the Author, by Mr. Tickell.

N. B. Thefe Three Volumes, with the Tatlers, Spectators, Guardians, Freeholder, and Remarks on feveral Parts of Italy, compleat Mr. Addifon's Works, in Twelves.

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LIEUTENANT GENERAL

CADOGAN.

SIR,

N the Character of Guardian, it behoves me to do Honour to fuch as have deferved well of Society,

and laid out worthy, and manly Qualities, in the Service of the Pub

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lick. No Man has more eminently distinguished himself this way, than Mr. Cadogan; With a Contempt of Pleasure, Reft, and Ease, when called to the Duties of your Glorious Profeffion, You have lived in a familiarity with Dangers, and with a strict Eye upon the final Purpose of the Attempt, have wholly difregarded what fhould befal your Self in the Profecution of it; Thus has Life risen to You, as fast as You resigned it, and every New Hour, for having fo frankly lent the preceding Moments to the Cause of Justice and of Liberty, has come home to You, improved with Honour: This happy Distinction, which is fo very peculiar to You, with the Addition of Industry, Vigilance, Patience of Labour, Thirst and Hunger, in common with the meaneft Soldier, has made

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made your present Fortune Unenvied. For the Publick always reap greater Advantage, from the Example of Successful Merit, than the Deserving Man himself can possibly be poffeffed of; Your Country knows how eminently you excel in the feveral Parts of Military Skill, whether in affigning the Encampment, accommodating the Troops, leading to the Charge, or pursuing the Enemy: the Retreat being the only part of the Profeffion which has not fallen within the Experience of those, who learned their Warfare under the Duke of Marlborough. But the true and honeft Purpose of this Epistle is to defire a place in Your Friendship, without pretending to add any thing to your Reputation, who, by Your own Gallant Actions, have acquired that

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