Excerpt from The Birth and Triumph of Love: A Poem

The Plan of this Work is taken from a Series of Plates, 'entitled The Birth and Triumph of Cupid, and publifhed by Mr. Tomkins, Hifiorical Engraver to Her Majefiy. The fuperior merit of that performance is fufi'iciently known and acknowledged. Nothing can furpafs the Delicacy of the Idea 'on which it is founded, or the Elegance of the Manner in Which it is executed. Whatever therefore of imperfection may be found in the prefent work mutt be attributed folely to him, Who has ventured upon a ta¿< fo arduous as that of prefuming to illuftrate fuch a Model. The Writer of it however trufis, that it's Tendency will apologize for any errors which may be found in it, and, in that confidence.

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