Melancholy (1780) [ Concepts ]
… he cannot be supposed capable of instructing or entertaining his readers. But after keeping them company as a periodical essayist for three years, he considers them as his friends, and trusts that they will treat him with a kindly indulgence. … pay him in this Magazine for last month. He may hope that there are many such readers. Instead of giving this month an essay published formerly, of which I have a few, that after a proper revision I intend to adopt into this series, I have …
Melancholy
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