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OF THE

LIFE AND WRITING S

OF

AMBROSE SERLE, ESQ.

Not equal grace, by Paul obtain'd,
Nor Peter's pardon I require;
But what upon the Cross was gain'd

By the poor thief, would I desire!

COPERNICUS' EPITAPH.

IT is a natural wish to become acquainted with the Lives of those individuals by whose writings we have been delighted and improved. We inquire after the spot that gave them birth, after the education which they received, and want to know the sphere in which they moved with pleasure to themselves and with advantage to the community. This is congenial with the disposition of man, and gratifying to the curiosity of creatures endowed with the least degree of rationality: It is a source of innocent gratification.

Mr. AMBROSE SERLE, the subject of this short Biography, as he loved so he always lived in a state of seclusion and retirement. In vain, therefore, have we

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