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Full Title
Botanologia
Author
Salmon, William, 1644-1713. Other Author(s): Dawks, Ichabod, 1661-1730, Rhodes, Henry, Taylor, John, bookseller.
Date Added
10 January 2014
Language
English
Publish Date
1710
Publisher
London : Printed by I. Dawks for H. Rhodes ... and J. Taylor ...
Source
Botanologia
Alternate Title
the English Herbal, or, History of Plants : containing ... : Adorned with Exquisite Icons or Figures, of the most Considerable Species, Representing to the Life, the True Forms of Those Several Plants : the Whole in Alphabetical Order
Topic
Botany > Pre-Linnean works. Botany, Medical > Early works to 1800. Plants > Dictionaries > Early works to 1800.
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THE DEDICATION.
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to humble the Pride eftlie Lefty ? Who is it that has Bilba-
blilhed Tear Strengthto break in Pieces the lnnineille Pervert,
(as they were Foolilhly called,)vby which You have niven
a Demonl’tration to the World, of that Pl'apbllllll; and
Vanity ? Who is it that has thus made Tear Majejiy to T ri-
ample, and adorned you with the Palmir ef Viilery .9
’Tis the Great and the Hely One, the Migbly Gea’ efjacoh,
who has done all theie things for Ten,- to whom I make
my Daily Addrglw‘, that he may yet Defend and Support
the Rigeteens aafe in which Tee are engaged ; Diree‘i: Tear
‘Ceenfele with Wifdom and Prudence,- Prefeer Year Arm
wherever they are engaged ; and that the Angel eflnfe Pre-
fenee may Attend and Conduct Tea in all Tear Ways: So
that making “feet the Reflerer ef tlie Brenelm, You may Ella:
blilh inch an Univerfal Peace in Eerepeas may Recognize
Tear Happy Reign, and caufe it to fhine with a molt Re-
fplenelent Leflre, to all Succeeding Ages of Time. '
You Contemn Madam, the Poor and Little ArtiEces of
‘ljrrante; You have. aS'oul too Great to think of fuch
MMmIe’lif, and a Spirit too Noble for the bare Thoughts
of fuch Depraeea’ Vilenefe : You ad: with the Magnificenc'e
of Gra‘ndure, made Illu-l’trious with Pieey, and an unnamed
Geeelnep, repleat with all the Ornaments ef Sineerity anti
Vertee, by which .You will Live in After-Agar, and fear
'Name be made Immortal. So that inllead of the Diaa’em
, being an Honour to “fear Mejejly, You are become the
Exalted Honour of Royalty, and the Glory of the Parele ;
which makes Tear, Sovereignty Shine as the 11109: Splendid
BriOhtn'efs, among the Heree: of Time.
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vanced Tee above the belt of Wernen Kinn’ ; [o it has Exalted
Tea above the Greatefl ef Cremnea’ Heady. Your Vertues
merit a perpetual Eneemiam, and year Exeellzng Geea’nefe to
year Peeple, is that which is never todbe forgotten,- whom
you have been pleas’d to ,Oblige With Tranfeenelent Age; of
Kindnelr ,- f0 Extraordinary and Superlative in their kind,
as all Sacteeeling Generatient, under an Eternal Strife of Gran-
tea’e, will be forced for ever to acknowledge.
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Tear Smera’ determines the Sneeejfer ef Wilt, making with
”fear Tlmnder, the World afraid; giving Laws as farT as >
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