I. The Work will be printed on a new Letter, in two large Volumes in Quarto. the Common Paper, in boards; half to be paid at the time of fubfcribing, and the other half on delivery of the work, which will be put to prefs as foon a Three Hundred Subfcribers have sent in their names. III. Subfcribers names will be printed, unless forbid. SUBSCRIPTIONS are received by J. JOHNSON, in St. Paul's Church-Yard. BLIQ An EPISTLE to JOSEPH HILL, ESQ. TIROCINIUM, or a REVIEW of SCHOOLS. AND The HISTORY of JOHN GILPIN. Fit furculus arbor. ANONYM, THE SECOND EDITION. LONDON: ADVERTISEMENT. T HE hiftory of the following production is briefly this. A lady, fond of blank verfe, demanded a poem of that kind from the author, and gave him the Sora for a fubject. He obeyed; and having much leifure, connected another fubject with it; and pursuing the train of thought to which his fituation and turn of mind led him, brought forth at length, inftead of the trifle which he at first intended, a serious affair—a Volume. In the poem, on the fubject of Education, he would be very forry to stand fufpected of having aimed his cenfure at any particular fchool. His objections are fuch as naturally apply themselves to schools in general. If there were not, as for the most part there is, wilful neglect in those who manage them, and an omiffion even of fuch difcipline ADVERTISE M, E N T. cipline as they are fufceptible of, the objects are yet too numerous for minute attention; and the aching hearts of ten thoufand parents mourning under the bittereft of all disappointments, atteft the truth of the allegation. His quarrel therefore is with the mifchief at large, and not with any particular inftance of it. THE |