The adventure which happened to Mr. Jones at his lodgings; with some account of a young gentleman who lodged there, and THE HISTORY OF A FOUNDLING. BOOK X. In which the history goes forward about twelve hours. CHAP. I. Containing instructions very necessary to be perused by modern critics. READER, it is impossible we should know what sort of person thou wilt be; for, perhaps, thou mayest be as learned in human nature as Shak. speare himself was, and, perhaps, thou mayest be no wiser than some of his editors. Now, lest this latter should be the case, we think proper, be fore we go any farther together, to give thee a few wholesome admonitions; that thou mayest not as grossly misunderstand and misrepresent us, as some of the said editors have misunderstood and misrepresented their author. |