Salmon, William: Polygraphice; Or, The Art of Drawing, Engraving, Etching, Limning, Painting, Washing, Varnishing, Colouring and Dying: In Three Books ... (London, 1672)

To the Honourable and truly
Noble Peter Stanley
0/ Alderly, 'ti? County of
Quest $ Efquire.
SIR,
S Nature was never more ear-
lie st nor solic icons to conserv
her various Species} nor a tender
Mother more careful of the hope-
ful fruit of her Womb, than you
have been indulgent to the Mu»
ses $ not only to universal Learn-
ing in general, and to Urania her
selsin particularjbut alsoan espe-
cial Favorite,to as many as have had
but the face os Ingenuity, or the
least appearance of boldnes to court
any of the beauties os the excellent
Mnemofyne: So I could do no lest


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