TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE PHILIP EARL OF CHESTERFIELD. MY LORD, T HAT I prefume to dedicate the first volume of the WORLD to your Lordship, will I hope be forgiven me. It is not enough that I can flatter myself with having been frequently honoured with your correfpondence; I would infinuate it to the public, that under the fanction of your Lordship's name, I may hope for a more favourable reception from my readers. If it should be expected upon this occafion, that I should point out which A 2 papers |