Excerpt from Poems on Several Occasions Ince my arrival from the country, I have been informed, that Mr. Black lock propofes to fend a new edition of his poetical performances into the world, with out either preface or introduction. I am ig norant what motives may influence him to this; except, perhaps, the great difficulty which a man finds in fpeaking with propriety. Of himfelf and his'own produetions. How ever, I cannot forbear thinking, that the fin gularity of Mr. Blacklock's circumfiances will, not only render a fhort account of him and his performances acceptable to the eu rious reader, but recommend his talents more to public obfervation. From this lafl confideration I think myielf bound in friend ihip to fend you a few hints upon that fubjee. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.