"I have not flattered him, but took him to life,-sitting so far, and having no better light." LORD BACON Dedication of Life of Henry VII. Ωκηρον μὲν σεβω, θαυμαζωδε Βαῤῥουον, καὶ φιλῶ Ταίλωρον. PARR- Note to Spital Sermon. : HIS PREDECESSORS CONTEMPORARIES AND SUCCESSORS. REV. ROBERT ARIS WILLMOTT, INCUMBENT OF BEAR WOOD, BERKS, AUTHOR OF LIVES OF THE ENGLISH SACRED POETS. LONDON: JOHN W. PARKER, WEST STRAND. MDCCC XLVII. 2-16-338WB ΤΟ JOHN WALTER, ESQ. Of Bear Wood, AN ADMIRER OF THE GENIUS, AND A REVERER OF THE WHO, AMID THE CLAMOUR OF ENEMIES AND SILENCE OF FRIENDS, THE BIBLE, THE PRAYER-BOOK, AND THE ALTAR ; This Biography is Enscribed, WITHI GRATEFUL RECOLLECTIONS AND SINCERE ESTEEM, BY THE AUTHOR. |