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LIEUTENANT-GENERAL CADOGAN.

SIR,

IN the character of Guardian it behoves me to do honour to such as have deserved well of society, and laid out worthy and manly qualities in the service of the public. No man has more eminently distinguished himself this way than Mr. Cadogan. With a contempt of pleasure, rest and ease, when called to the duties of your glorious profession, who have lived in a familiarity with dangers; and with a strict eye upon the final purpose of the attempt, have wholy disregarded what should befal yourself in the prosecution of it. Thus has life risen to you, as fast as you resigned it; and every new hour, for having so frankly lent the preceding moments to the cause of justice and of liberty, has come to you, improved with honour. This happy distinction, which is so very peculiar to you, with the addition of industry, vigiJance, patience of labour, thirst and hunger, in common with the meanest soldier, has made your present fortune unenvied. For the public always reap greater advantage from the example of successful merit, than the deserving man himself can possibly be possessed of Your country knows how eminently you excel in the several parts of military skill; whether in assigning the encampment, accommodating the troops, leading to the charge, or pursuing the enemy: the retreat being the only part of the profession which has not fallen within the experience of those who learned

their warfare under the Duke of Marlborough. But the true and honest purpose of this epistle is to desire a place in your friendship, without pretending to add any thing to your reputation; who, by your own gallant actions, have acquired that your name through all ages shall be read with honour, wherever mention shall be made of that illustrious Captain

I am,

SIR,

THE PUBLISHER TO THE READER.

IT is a justice which Mr. Ironside owes gentlemen who have sent him their assistances, from time to time, in the carrying on of this Work, to acknowledge that obligation; though at the same time, he himself dwindles into the character of a mere publisher by making the acknowledgment. But whether a man does it out of justice or gratitude, or any other virtuous reason or not, it is also a prudential act to take no more upon a man than he can bear. Too large a credit has made many a bankrupt. But taking even less than a man can answer with ease, is a sure fund for extending it whenever his occasions require.

Those papers which are distinguished by the mark of an Hand, were written by a gentleman who has obliged the world with productions too sublime to admit that the author of them should receive any addition to his reputation from such loose occasional thoughts as make up these little treatises; for which reason his name shall be concealed. Those which are marked with a Star, were composed by Mr. Budgell. That upon Dedications, with the Epistle of an Author to himself...the Club of Little Men...the Receipt to make an Epic Poem...the Paper of the Gardens of Alcinous, and the Catalogue of Greens ...that against Barbarity to Animals, and some others, have Mr. Pope for their author. Now I mention this gentlemen, I take this opportunity, out of the affection I have for his person, and respect to his merit, to let the world know that he is now translating Ho

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mer's Iliad, by subscription. He has given good proof of his ability for the World; and the men of greatest wit and learning of this nation, of all parties, are, according to their different abilities, zealous encouragers or solicitors for the work.

But to my present purpose. The letter from Gnatho, of the Cures performed by Flattery, and that of comparing dress to criticism, are Mr. Gay's. Mr. Martin, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Tickell, Mr. Carey, Mr. Eusden, Mr. Ince, and Mr. Hughes, have obliged the town with entertaining discourses in these volumes; and Mr. Berkeley, of Trinity College, in Dublin, has embellished them with many excellent arguments in honour of religion and virtue. Mr. Parnelle will, I hope, forgive me, that without his leave I mention that I have seen his hand on the like occasion. There are some discourses of a less pleasing nature, which relate to the divisions amongst us, and such (lest any of these gentlemen should suffer from unjust suspicion) I must impute to the right author of them, who is one Mr. Steele, of Langunner, in the county of Carmarthen, in South Wales.

THE

GUARDIAN.

No. I. THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1713.

Ille quam requiris. MART.

He whom you seek.

THERE is no passion so universal, however diversified or disguised under different forms and appearances, as the vanity of being known to the rest of mankind, and communicating a man's parts, virtues, or qualifications to the world; this is so strong upon men of great genius, that they have a restless fondness for satisfying the world in the mistakes they might possibly be under, with relation even to their physiognomy. Mr. Airs, that excellent penman, has taken care to affix his own image opposite to the title-page of his learned treatise, wherein he instructs the youth of this nation to arrive at a flourishing hand. The author of "the Key to Interest, both simple " and compound, containing practical rules, plainly expressed in words at length for all rates of inte"rest and times of payment, for what time soever," makes up to us the misfortune of his living at Chester, by following the example of the abovementioned Airs, and coming up to town, over-against his title. page, in a very becoming periwig, and flowing robe or mantle, inclosed in a circle of foliages. Below his portraiture, for our farther satisfaction as to the age of that useful writer, is subscribed "Johannes